Near Clarkton in Bladen County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Old Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church
Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 13, 2012
1. Old Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church Marker
Organized prior to 1756 by Scottish settlers. Present building constructed 1818. Third building on site. First two building of logs. Was also used for secular education until 1848. Some early ministers: H. McAden Jas. Hall S. Stanford C. Lindsay.
Entered on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior September 2. 1975
Erected 1975.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is September 2, 1882.
Location. 34° 31.598′ N, 78° 38.288′ W. Marker is near Clarkton, North Carolina, in Bladen County. It is on Mercer Mill - Brown Marsh Road just south of Lisbon Road, on the right when traveling north. 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 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: A different marker also named Old Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); Whistlers Mother (approx. 2.2 miles away); Battle of Elizabethtown (approx. 7.3 miles away); John Owen (approx. 8.4 miles away); Vampire Beast (approx. 8.6 miles away); Armed Forces Memorial
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Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 13, 2012
2. Old Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church and Marker
Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 13, 2012
3. Old Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church
Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 13, 2012
4. Old Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Gravestones include those for many soldiers beginning with the Revolutionary War. In this photograph, left to right: John McKeithan, Private, North Carolina Continental Line, Revolutionary War. 1762–1842 George Ballantine, Private, Third North Carolina Militia, War of 1812, 1788–1863 Sergeant George W. Ballantine, 2nd Company K, 3rd North Carolina Artillary, Confederate States of America, 1828–1865 Alexander Ballantine, Sergeant 1st Battalion, 10th North Carolina Regiment, Continental Line. Revolutionary War, also Cherokee Indian Offense. Died September 1817. Jacob B. Boyt, Private, North Carolina Militia, Continental Line, Revolutionary War. 1755–1844.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2012, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,856 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 22, 2012, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
