Camden in Kershaw County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Presbyterian Meeting House

Photographed by Anna Inbody, October 2, 2011

1. Presbyterian Meeting House Marker

Inscription. Near this memorial stood the Presbyterian Meeting House, first place of worship in Camden after that of the Quakers. It was built about 1774 on land given by Col. Joseph Kershaw and confirmed in his Will dated 1778. The first building was destroyed by the British and rebuilt after the Revolution. In 1805 a third church was erected here and called Bethesda, which was used until the present church on DeKalb Street was built in 1820 - 1822. This land was given by the Presbyterians to the Cemetery Association in 1915.

Erected 1954 by The Cemetery Association of Camden.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1774.

Location. 34° 14.031′ N, 80° 36.45′ W. Marker is in Camden, South Carolina, in Kershaw County. It is on Meeting Street near Church Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Camden SC 29020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 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: Maj. Gen. Baron Johann de Kalb's Original Gravesite (a few steps from this marker); Revolutionary War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Camden Oak (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Southwest Redoubt (within shouting distance of this marker); Agnes of Glasgow 1760 ~ 1780 (within shouting distance of this marker); West Redoubt (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named West Redoubt (about 700 feet away); Women in the Revolution (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Southwest Redoubt (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Anna Inbody, October 2, 2011

2. Overview

Photographed by Anna Inbody, October 2, 2011

3. Overview

Old Presbyterian Burying Ground image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anna Inbody, October 2, 2011

4. Old Presbyterian Burying Ground

Next to the Presbyterian Meeting House marker

Photographed by Anna Inbody, October 2, 2011

5. Old Presbyterian Burying Ground

Grave of Col. Henry Nixon image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anna Inbody, October 2, 2011

6. Grave of Col. Henry Nixon

as listed on the sign

Photographed by Anna Inbody, October 15, 2011

7. Old Presbyterian Burying Ground

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2011, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 802 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on November 14, 2011, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.