Near Sardinia in Clarendon County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Midway Church

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, February 20, 2010

1. Midway Church Marker

Inscription. Midway Presbyterian Church, named because of its location halfway between Salem and Williamsburg Churches, traces its beginning to 1801, when services were being held under a brush arbor. The earliest building was erected in 1802, and the Rev. G. G. McWhorter delivered the first sermon on January 10, 1803. The present structure was built in 1850.

Erected 1970 by Clarendon County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 14-2.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1917.

Location. 33° 46.006′ N, 80° 2.201′ W. Marker is near Sardinia, South Carolina, in Clarendon County. It is on State Highway 527, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Zion SC 29111, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee

and in Santee Cooper Country.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Midway Presbyterian Church (a few steps from this marker); Captain William Henry Mouzon (approx. 6.4 miles away); Pleasent Grove School (approx. 6.8 miles away); Revolutionary Skirmish Near Tearcoat Branch (approx. 6.9 miles away); Turbeville R.R. Depot (approx. 8.6 miles away); The Burning of Mouzon's Home by his "Friend" (approx. 8.6 miles away); Turpentine Still (approx. 8.6 miles away); Battle of Tearcoat (approx. 8.6 miles away).

Midway Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, February 20, 2010

2. Midway Church

Inside Midway Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, February 20, 2010

3. Inside Midway Church

Midway Church was built across a dirt road from its present location. When SC 527 was paved the congregation moved the church, but the church was not rotated during the move. So, the entrance is behind the pulpit facing the pews. The "front" porch was added after the church was moved.

Original Site of Midway Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, February 20, 2010

4. Original Site of Midway Church

The church was located in front of the cemetery where grave sites are today.

Midway Church Basement image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, February 20, 2010

5. Midway Church Basement

Tool Marks on Beams image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, February 20, 2010

6. Tool Marks on Beams

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,941 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 21, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.