Clarkton in Bladen County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church

2 Miles North East

Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 13, 2012

1. Old Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. Organized prior to 1756. Present building constructed 1818—the third on site. First two buildings of logs. Was also used for secular education until 1848. Among early ministers: H. McAden, Jas. Hall, S. Stanford, C. Lindsay.

Erected 1949 by Battle of Elizabethtown Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, and Bladen County, on June 10.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1756.

Location. 34° 29.865′ N, 78° 39.037′ W. Marker is in Clarkton, North Carolina, in Bladen County. It is at the intersection of North College Street (Business U.S. 701) and Mercer Mill - Brown Marsh Road, in the median on North College Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clarkton NC 28433, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in

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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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Whistler’s Mother (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Old Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); Vampire Beast (approx. 8.3 miles away); Armed Forces Memorial (approx. 8.3 miles away); Bladen County Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.6 miles away); Battle of Elizabethtown (approx. 9.4 miles away); John Owen (approx. 10.3 miles away); Millie-Christine McKoy (approx. 10.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarkton.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 13, 2012

2. Old Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church Marker

Old Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 13, 2012

3. Old Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church

Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2012, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,221 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 22, 2012, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.