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

Mount Olive Baptist Church

Photographed by J. J. Prats, January 20, 2008

1. Mount Olive Baptist Church Marker, Side One

Inscription. This church was founded in 1866 by Rev. James Smalls, its pastor for many years. The congregation, which built its sanctuary here on land owned by the Gospel Harp Society, grew to more than one hundred members by 1903. In 1914 trustees S.B. Belin, Neptune Boyd, Seward Dunmore, Joseph Gibson, I.J. McCottrie, W.M. Salters and Samuel White, Jr., purchased this property from the trustees of the Gospel Harp Society.

The first church here, a frame building, was replaced by this brick sanctuary in 1920. Built during the pastorate of Rev. A.E. Tindal, it features elaborate stained glass windows. Mt. Olive was also one of several Georgetown churches hosting graduation exercises for Howard High School in the 1940s.

Erected 2001 by the Georgetown Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. (Marker Number 22-55.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.

Location. 33° 22.339′ N, 79° 17.034′ W. Marker is in Georgetown, South Carolina, in Georgetown County. It is at the intersection of Duke Street and Wood Street, on the right when traveling east on Duke Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Georgetown SC 29440, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee

and on Waccamaw Neck.

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

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are within walking distance of this marker: Howard School (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bethesda Baptist Church (about 700 feet away); James A. Bowley (about 700 feet away); First Baptist Church (about 800 feet away); Winyah Schools (approx. 0.2 miles away); Methodists (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rainey-Camlin House (approx. ¼ mile away); The HUB (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Georgetown.

Mount Olive Baptist Church Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, January 20, 2008

2. Mount Olive Baptist Church Marker, Side Two

Mount Olive Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, January 20, 2008

3. Mount Olive Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,618 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 26, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.