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Bennettsville in Marlboro County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Bennettsville Methodist Church

 
 
Bennettsville Methodist Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cindy Bullard, November 11, 2010
1. Bennettsville Methodist Church Marker
Inscription. The first Methodist house of worship in Marlboro County was at Beauty Spot, two miles north of here, where, in 1788, Bishop Asbury attended a meeting. By 1834, the first church in town had been built here on 1 ½ acres of land donated by W. J. Cook. A second building was erected about 1871. The present church dates from 1900 and was extensively renovated and improved during 1955 and 1956.
 
Erected 1971 by the Congregation. (Marker Number 35-7.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1788.
 
Location. 34° 37.115′ N, 79° 40.8′ W. Marker is in Bennettsville, South Carolina, in Marlboro County. Marker is on E. Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 311 E Main St, Bennettsville SC 29512, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Bennettsville (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Magnolia (approx. 0.2 miles away); General John McQueen (approx. ¼ mile away); Jennings-Brown House (approx. ¼ mile away); Old Female Academy (approx. ¼ mile away); J.F. Kinney House / P.M. Kinney House (approx. ¼ mile away); Confederate Civil War Monument
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(approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Bennettsville (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bennettsville.
 
Also see . . .  Bennettsville Historic District National Register of Historic Place Nomination Form. The Methodist Church is included in the Bennettsville Historic District. (Submitted on November 21, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.) 
 
Bennettsville Methodist Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cindy Bullard, November 11, 2010
2. Bennettsville Methodist Church
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 532 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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