Orangeburg in Orangeburg County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Episcopal Church of the Redeemer and Graveyard
Photographed by Anna Inbody, May 22, 2011
1. Episcopal Church of the Redeemer and Graveyard Marker
Anglicanism was established in Orangeburg Township about 1750. After a period of no recorded activity, efforts were made to rekindle the Anglican tradition resulting in establishment of Episcopal Church of The Redeemer, circa 1850. Catharine C. Palmer donated this land to the congregation where they built a house of worship and consecrated it in 1857. The frame building, moved on logs to Russell Street in 1895, was later enlarged and brick veneered; it is the oldest church building in Orangeburg. Stiles Mellichamp, rector during the 1860s and 1870s, is buried in the cemetery along with a number of Confederate soldiers and many communicants of Episcopal Church of The Redeemer.
Erected 1993 by South Carolina Department of Archives and History, sponsored by St. Agnes Chapter Episcopal Church Women, the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. (Marker Number 38-22.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina Historical Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1750.
Location. 33° 29.854′ N, 80° 51.357′ W. Marker is in Orangeburg, South Carolina, in Orangeburg
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Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry and in Santee Cooper Country. 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 walking distance of this marker: Claflin College (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civil Rights Meetings / Sit-in March (about 500 feet away); Trinity United Methodist Church (about 600 feet away); South Carolina State University (approx. 0.2 miles away); Christ the King Catholic School (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Orangeburg Massacre (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Paul's Episcopal Church (approx. Ό mile away); Christ the King Catholic Church (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Orangeburg.
Photographed by Anna Inbody, May 22, 2011
2. Episcopal Church of the Redeemer and Graveyard Marker Reverse
Photographed by Anna Inbody, May 22, 2011
3. Overview
Photographed by Anna Inbody, May 22, 2011
4. Overview of the Graveyard
Photographed by Anna Inbody, May 22, 2011
5. Graveyard
Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2011, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 837 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 25, 2011, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
