Near Hartsville in Darlington County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Damascus Methodist Church

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 9, 2010

1. Damascus Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. The church organized as early as 1817 and known as "Wright's Meeting House, Black Creek" was the first Methodist congregation in the area. James D. Wright, an elder who was appointed "Exhorter" in 1826, preached here until his death in 1862. Damascus Methodist Church declined after 1893, when Wesley Methodist Church was founded in Hartsville; it disbanded by 1901.

Erected 2001 by the Darlington County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 16-46.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1817.

Location. 34° 22.932′ N, 80° 3.043′ W. Marker is near Hartsville, South Carolina, in Darlington County. It is at the intersection of E. Home Ave. and Damascus Church Road, on the right when traveling east on E. Home Ave.. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hartsville SC 29550, 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 is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Eastern Carolina Silver Company (approx. one mile away); Carolina Fiber Co. / Sonoco Products Company (approx. one mile away); Welsh Neck High School / Coker College (approx. 1.1 miles away); Hartsville Cotton Mill (approx. 1.1 miles away); James Lide Coker (approx. 1.2 miles away); David Robert Coker 1870-1938 (approx. 1.2 miles away); Hartsville Passenger Depot (approx. 1.3 miles away); Hartsville Veterans Monument (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hartsville.

Damascus Methodist Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 9, 2010

2. Damascus Methodist Church Cemetery

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 9, 2010

3. Damascus Methodist Church Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 789 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 17, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.