Ritter in Colleton County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Catholic Hill

Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 2008

1. Catholic Hill Marker

Inscription. Settlers from Ireland of the Roman Catholic faith in this area helped form the ecclesiastical territory of Colleton, Beaufort, and Barnwell Districts under Bishop John England in 1831. The Church of St. James the Greater was dedicated on this site on December 10, 1832, and remained in use until destroyed by fire on April 12, 1856.

Erected 1966 by Colleton County Historical Society. (Marker Number 15-10.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1782.

Location. 32° 46.592′ N, 80° 39.739′ W. Marker is in Ritter, South Carolina, in Colleton County. It is on Ritter Road (State Highway 15-41) 0.1 miles west of Catholic Hill Creek (State Highway 15-436), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3087 Ritter Rd, Walterboro SC 29488, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Lowcountry,

in the Ashepoo and Combahee and Edisto Basin.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep

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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 New Spain,

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 150 Years Of Faith at St. James Church (here, next to this marker); Hendersonville / Arab The Horse (approx. 3.8 miles away); Temple of Sport (approx. 5½ miles away); Edmundsbury (approx. 6½ miles away); Walterborough Academy (approx. 8.7 miles away); Colleton Rural Fire Department Charter Members (approx. 8.7 miles away); Colleton County Courthouse (approx. 8.7 miles away); Confederate Monument (approx. 8.7 miles away).

Catholic Hill Marker, looking east on Ritter Rd image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008

2. Catholic Hill Marker, looking east on Ritter Rd

St. James Catholic Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008

3. St. James Catholic Church

This church is just yards away from the Catholic Hill Marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,182 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 24, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.