Near Lake View in Dillon County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Meeting House
Photographed by J. J. Prats, January 26, 2008
1. The Meeting House Marker
On December 22, 1801, one acre on the north side of Bear Swamp was deeded for the use of the Baptist Society. Local tradition says that the meeting house which stood on this tract was built in 1780s and was used as a camp site by travelers between Fayetteville and Georgetown. In 1831, the Baptist Society was constituted as Bear Swamp Church.
Erected 1970 by Bear Swamp Baptist Church and the Friday Afternoon Book Club of Lake View, S.C. (Marker Number 17-1.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1726.
Location. 34° 20.898′ N, 79° 8.551′ W. Marker is near Lake View, South Carolina, in Dillon County. It is on Bear Swamp Road (Local Road 17-56) south of State Highway 41, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lake View SC 29563, 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 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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fords Mill & Pages Mill / Lake View (approx. 1.3 miles away); Camp Victor Blue (approx. 8.3 miles away); Drowning Creek (approx. 8.3 miles away); Pee Dee Church (approx. 10½ miles away); Mt. Olive Baptist Church
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Christ Prayer Chapel (was approx. 11½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Bear Swamp Baptist Church. Church website homepage (Submitted on January 12, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by J. J. Prats, January 26, 2008
2. The Meeting House Marker
Photographed by J. J. Prats, January 26, 2008
3. Bear Swamp Church
Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,011 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 31, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
