Spring Hill area in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Bethlehem Church

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011

1. Bethlehem Church Marker

Inscription. Bethlehem Lutheran Church erected its first known building about 350 feet north of here on a 17-acre tract purchased from George Metz in 1817. According to tradition, the church was first called Ellisor Church after people of this name living nearby. In 1847, Bethlehem sold this site to Alexander Daily and moved near Hollinshead Creek, about 3 miles south of here.

Erected 1989 by Bethlehem's Bicentennial Committee. (Marker Number 40-110.)

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

Location. 34° 10.359′ N, 81° 12.066′ W. Marker is in Spring Hill area, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is on Kennerly Road (State Highway 40-217) near Pink Daily Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Irmo SC 29063, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands

and in the Greater Columbia Area.

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Bethlehem Church (approx. 4.4 miles away); Bethel Lutheran Church (approx. 4.6 miles away); Site of Mount Vernon Lutheran Church (approx. 4.6 miles away); Richlex School Site (approx. 4.7 miles away); Spring Hill

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(approx. 4.8 miles away); St. Paul Church / Oak Grove (approx. 5.7 miles away); Town of Irmo (approx. 6.2 miles away); Harold Boulware House (approx. 6.7 miles away).

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011

2. Bethlehem Church Marker

Bethlehem Church Marker, seen looking north along Kennerly Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 31, 2011

3. Bethlehem Church Marker, seen looking north along Kennerly Road

Bethlehem Church Marker at Pink Daily Road, and Kennerly Road intersection image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 31, 2011

4. Bethlehem Church Marker at Pink Daily Road, and Kennerly Road intersection

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,116 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 10, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 8, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.