Unity Presbyterian Church
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This church, founded in 1788, predates the present town of Fort Mill and has occupied four sites in the vicinity. The first church, a log building, stood about 2 mi. NE in a community known as “Little York.” It burned in 1804. A log church was built 5 blocks N, where the first church cemetery was laid out. That church burned in 1838, and the congregation moved to a site just E of the current location.
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The second church cemetery, laid out nearby, became a municipal cemetery in the 1920s. The third sanctuary, a frame building, burned in 1880. A Romanesque Revival church built here in 1881, featuring a central bell tower, was constructed with bricks made from local clay. It and the historic cemeteries nearby were listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. A new sanctuary was built here in 2010.
Erected 2010 by The Congregation. (Marker Number 46-49.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1788.
Location. 35° 0.44′ N, 80° 56.304′ W. Marker is in Fort Mill, South Carolina, in York County. It is on Tom Hall Street, on the right when traveling
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Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands and in the Olde English District. 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 original Cherokee Nation, 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: In Honor of Those Who Have Served Our Country (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); World War I Memorial (about 800 feet away); World War II Memorial (about 800 feet away); Wilson House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Catawba Fort (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort Mill Confederate Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Women of the Confederacy Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Catawba Indian Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Mill.
Also see . . . National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. (Submitted on September 28, 2011, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2011, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,242 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 28, 2011, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. 4. submitted on August 24, 2024, by Chris Autry of Fort Mill, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
