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

Old Beauty Spot

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 11, 2010

1. Old Beauty Spot Marker

Inscription. Here stood the first Methodist church of Marlboro County, a single log cabin built in 1783. Here Bishop Francis Asbury presided over and preached at an early Quarterly Conference, held on February 23, 1788. Camp meetings were held here 1810-1842. In 1883, the church was moved to another site, also called Beauty Spot, two miles eastward.

Erected 1974 by Marlboro County Historic Preservation Commission. (Marker Number 35-20.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Francis Asbury, Traveling Methodist Preacher series list. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1974.

Location. 34° 38.79′ N, 79° 40.018′ W. Marker is in Breeden, South Carolina, in Marlboro County. It is at the intersection of Beauty Spot Road and Wallace Road on Beauty Spot Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bennettsville SC 29512, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: East Side School (approx. 1.3 miles away); Early Cotton Mill (approx. 1.4 miles away); Magnolia (approx. 2 miles away); Bennettsville (approx. 2 miles away); Bennettsville Methodist Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); Playhouse Theatre (approx. 2.2 miles away); Marlboro Civic Center (approx. 2.2 miles away); Confederate Civil War Monument (approx. 2.3 miles away).

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 1,708 times since then and 72 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on November 16, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.