Clearwater in Aiken County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Storm Branch Baptist Church

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010

1. Storm Branch Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. (Front text)
This church had its origins at or near this site in 1772 as a plantation chapel, in what was Edgefield District until after the Civil War. Revs. Iverson L. Brookes and John Trapp, prominent ministers in the Savannah River region, preached here from the 1830s into the 1860s; Brookes died in 1865.
(Reverse text)
Storm Branch Baptist Church became a wholly black church in August 1866 when Mrs. Sara Lamar, widow of planter Thomas G. Lamar, deeded this land to trustee Aleck Davis. About that same time the first permanent sanctuary was built. Rev. Robert L. Mabry, the longest serving minister, preached here from 1898 to 1943.

Erected 1997 by The Congregation. (Marker Number 2-15.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1772.

Location. 33° 29.371′ N, 81° 54.443′ W. Marker is in Clearwater, South Carolina, in Aiken County. It is on Storm Branch Road, on the right when traveling west. Located between Garrett Road and Pine View Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clearwater SC 29822, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Augusta

and in the Midlands.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jefferson High School / Rev. Austin Jefferson, Sr.

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