Near Cameron in Calhoun County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

St. Peter AME Church and School

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 17, 2026

1. St. Peter AME Church and School Marker

Inscription.
This African Methodist Episcopal (AME) congregation organized in 1880 when five trustees acquired one acre of land at this site. The first church was a simple wood frame building. It was replaced by a more substantial wood structure, which had a large belfry and small tower at opposite corners. It was later brick-veneered and renovated. The 1906 church stood until a new building was constructed to its north in 2021.

St. Peter AME was also the site of an early school for Black residents of the Cameron area. Classes first took place inside the church before moving to a nearby wooden schoolhouse. More than 100 students in grades 1-6 attended in 1912-13. It was then part of Calhoun Co. School District No. 14. The school was closed and consolidated with St. John School in 1955. Around 50 pupils attended in its final years. It no longer stands.

Erected 2024 by South Carolina Department of Archives and History, sponsored by Calhoun County Museum and Cultural Center and Calhoun County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9-25.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans

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• Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, and the South Carolina Historical Markers series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 33° 34.124′ N, 80° 43.15′ W. Marker is near Cameron, South Carolina, in Calhoun County. It is on Old State Road (U.S. 176) north of Old Orangeburg Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7892 Old State Rd, Cameron SC 29030, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Lowcountry,

in Congaree Country,

and specifically 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, 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 5 miles

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 17, 2026

2. St. Peter AME Church and School Marker

of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Robert E. Lee Memorial Highway (approx. 0.7 miles away); Mt. Lebanon Cemetery (approx. 2.4 miles away); John Adam Treutlen (approx. 2.7 miles away); Shady Grove Church (approx. 2.8 miles away); Jericho Methodist Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); St. Matthew's Lutheran Church (approx. 4.4 miles away); Tabernacle Cemetery (approx. 4.4 miles away); First Land Granted in Calhoun County Area (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cameron.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 17, 2026

3. St. Peter AME Church and School Marker

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 17, 2026

4. St. Peter AME Church and School Marker

St. Peter African Methodist Episcopal Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 17, 2026

5. St. Peter African Methodist Episcopal Church

St. Peter AME Church signage image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 17, 2026

6. St. Peter AME Church signage

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 26 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 25, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.