Orangeburg in Orangeburg County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

White House Church

Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 2010

1. White House Church Marker

Inscription. This four acre tract of land with an earlier structure known as the "White Meeting House" was given to the Methodist Episcopal Church on October 1, 1790, by a deed which is said to be the earliest documented record of Methodism in Orangeburg County. In 1801 and 1803 the Society was visited by Francis Asbury, pioneer Bishop of American Methodism.

Erected 1972 by Historic White House Commission. (Marker Number 38-18.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Francis Asbury, Traveling Methodist Preacher series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1850.

Location. 33° 27.573′ N, 80° 43.268′ W. Marker is in Orangeburg, South Carolina, in Orangeburg County. It is on Five Chop Road (U.S. 301), on the right when traveling west. Located approx. 1/4 mile East from I-26 Interchange 154B. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Orangeburg SC 29115, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry

and in Santee Cooper Country.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jericho Methodist Church (approx. 5.3 miles away); Bull Swamp Colored School Preservation and Community Center Project (approx. 5½ miles away); Mt. Lebanon Cemetery (approx. 5½ miles away); Walnut Grove Church

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(approx. 6½ miles away); Hawthorne School of Aeronautics (approx. 7 miles away); Robert E. Lee Memorial Highway (approx. 7 miles away); Alexander S. Salley (approx. 7.2 miles away); Old Charleston Road (approx. 7.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Orangeburg.

White House Church Marker,as seen along US301, westbound image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 3, 2010

2. White House Church Marker,as seen along US301, westbound

White House Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 3, 2010

3. White House Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,224 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 22, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.