Fountain Inn in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Fountain Inn Presbyterian Church

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 19, 2025

1. Fountain Inn Presbyterian Church Marker, Side One

Inscription. Fourteen charter members organized Fountain Inn Presbyterian Church in 1889. They met in homes and other temporary sites until 1891. when members built a frame church here and Rev. Robert Henderlite became the first minister. Preachers from Fairview and New Harmony churches previously served this area. In 1910, a larger brick veneered church with three story bell tower was built to accommodate a growing congregation.

Fountain Inn Presbyterian Church was originally part of Enoree Presbytery. The church has been remodeled several times, with updates to the sanctuary and the addition of Sunday School rooms. An education building was constructed in 1958 and later expanded. In 1969, the church underwent extensive renovations that increased its capacity, removed the original bell tower, and added a columned portico to the east entrance.

Erected 2021 by Department of Archives and History. Sponsored by Fountain Inn Presbyterian Church. (Marker Number 23-94.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.

Location. 34° 41.763′ N, 82° 12.148′ W. Marker is in Fountain Inn, South Carolina, in Greenville County. It is on North

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Main Street (South Carolina Route 14) south of Quillen Ave, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 307 N Main St, Fountain Inn SC 29644, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate

and in the Greater Greenville-Spartanburg Area. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 original Cherokee Nation,

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 walking distance of this marker: Fountain Inn High School (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Fountain Inn High School (about 500 feet away); Fountain Inn Veterans Monument (about 700 feet away); Snow Campaign Chapter Marker (about 700 feet away); Eve (about 700 feet away); Mrs. Emmie Fulmer (approx. 0.2 miles away); Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fountain Inn Cotton Mill / Woodside Mill and Village (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fountain Inn.

Fountain Inn Presbyterian Church Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 19, 2025

2. Fountain Inn Presbyterian Church Marker, Side Two

Fountain Inn Presbyterian Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 19, 2025

3. Fountain Inn Presbyterian Church Marker

Fountain Inn Presbyterian Church Bell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 19, 2025

4. Fountain Inn Presbyterian Church Bell

Fountain Inn Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 19, 2025

5. Fountain Inn Presbyterian Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 147 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 26, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.