Cheraw in Chesterfield County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Pee Dee Union Baptist Church
Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, March 6, 2010
1. Pee Dee Union Baptist Church Marker
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This church, formally organized in 1867, had its origins in Cheraw Baptist Church, founded in 1837. Shortly after the Civil War 285 black members there received permission to organize a separate church. Rev. Wisdom London, the first pastor here, preached from a platform erected on this site until a new sanctuary was built. The first church here, a frame building, was destroyed by a tornado in 1912.
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The present brick church, replacing the original one destroyed by the tornado, was built in 1912 during the pastorate of Rev. Isaiah Williams. Three ministers have served Pee Dee Union Baptist Church for twenty years or more: Rev. F.W. Prince, who served here from 1915 to 1940; Rev. J.C. Levy, who served here from 1953 to 1974; and Rev. Thomas Dawkins, who served here from 1974 to 1999
Erected 2003 by the Congregation. (Marker Number 13-8.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.
Location. 34° 41.805′ N, 79° 52.689′ W. Marker is in Cheraw, South Carolina, in Chesterfield County. It is at the intersection of Chestnut St. and Washington Street, on the right when traveling north
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Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee and in the Olde English District. 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 walking distance of this marker: Old St. David's (about 500 feet away); The 71st Regiment of Foot (about 500 feet away); Cheraw Confederate Memorial (about 600 feet away); Francis Asbury's First Visit to S.C. (about 600 feet away); Captain Mose Rogers (about 700 feet away); Robert Smalls School (approx. half a mile away); Coulter Memorial Academy Site (approx. half a mile away); Lafayettes Tour (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cheraw.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Grave of British Soldier (was about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, March 6, 2010
2. Pee Dee Union Baptist Church Marker
Reverse side
Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, March 6, 2010
3. Pee Dee Union Baptist Church
Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, March 6, 2010
4. Pee Dee Union Baptist Church
Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2010, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,065 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 7, 2010, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
