Chester in Chester County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Original Site of Purity Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Charles R. Robbins, Jr., January 20, 2009

1. Original Site of Purity Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. Original Site of Purity Presbyterian Church Organized 1787 Moved to Chesterville 1839 Erected by Old Purity Society 1939

Erected 1939 by Old Purity Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1787.

Location. 34° 40.957′ N, 81° 10.923′ W. Marker is in Chester, South Carolina, in Chester County. It is on Great Falls Road (State Highway 97). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chester SC 29706, 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 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies:

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Brainerd Institute (approx. 1.8 miles away); Finley High School (approx. 2.3 miles away); Blaser Building (1871-1874) (approx. 2.4 miles away); Chester Lodge World War II Marker (approx. 2.4 miles away); Confederate Parrott Field Rifle Model 1863 (approx. 2.4 miles away); Monument Square (approx. 2.4 miles away); Aaron Burr Rock (approx. 2.4 miles away); Chester Confederate Monument (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chester.

Old Purity Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Charles R. Robbins, Jr., January 20, 2009

2. Old Purity Cemetery

Photographed by Charles R. Robbins, Jr., January 20.2009

3. Old Purity Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2012, by Charles R. Robbins, Jr. of Rock Hill, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 865 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 28, 2012, by Charles R. Robbins, Jr. of Rock Hill, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.