Near Blenheim in Marlboro County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Great Pee Dee Presbyterian Church
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Pee Dee Missionary Baptist Church
Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 19, 2025
1. Great Pee Dee Presbyterian Church side of marker
Great Pee Dee Presbyterian Church. This church, built in 1834, was organized by Rev. Archibald McQueen and is the oldest church building in Marlboro County. Notable features include its cupola and the fanlights over the entrance. It was the mother church for Bennettsville (1855) and Blenheim Presbyterian (1888), and was replaced by those churches.
Pee Dee Missionary Baptist Church. In 1891 the church was sold to black Baptists who renamed it Pee Dee Union Baptist Church. It was later renamed Pee Dee Missionary Baptist Church. Rev. Furman D. Peterkin, its first pastor, served here to 1927. This church, remodeled in 1945, was replaced by New Pee Dee Missionary Baptist Church, built in 2008.
Erected 2014 by Department of Archives and History and the Marlborough Historical Society. (Marker Number 35-40.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina Historical Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.
Location. 34° 32.557′ N, 79° 39.26′ W. Marker is near Blenheim, South Carolina, in Marlboro County. It is on Blenheim Highway (South Carolina Route 38) south of Coxe
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Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Robert Blair Campbell / John Campbell (approx. 2.2 miles away); Blenheim (approx. 2.2 miles away); Marlboro Training High School (approx. 5.1 miles away); Edward Crosland House (approx. 5.2 miles away); Shiness (approx. 5.2 miles away); Murchison School (approx. 5.2 miles away); Miller-Turner House (approx. 5.2 miles away); Bennettsville Presbyterian Church (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blenheim.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 19, 2025
2. Pee Dee Missionary Baptist Church side of marker
Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 19, 2025
3. Great Pee Dee Presbyterian Church / Pee Dee Missionary Baptist Church Marker
Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 19, 2025
4. New Pee Dee Missionary Baptist Church
This view is from the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 259 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 26, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
