Healing Springs in Barnwell County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Gods Acre Healing Springs
Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 2008
1. Gods Acre Healing Springs Marker
According to tradition the Indians reverenced the water for its healing properties as a gift from the great spirit.
They led the British wounded to their secret waters during the American Revolution and the wounded were healed.
This historical property has been deeded to God for public use. Please revere God by keeping it clean.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 33° 23.527′ N, 81° 16.399′ W. Marker is in Healing Springs, South Carolina, in Barnwell County. It is on Springs Court (State Highway S-6-358), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Blackville SC 29817, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands. 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 10 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Healing Springs (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Gods Acre Healing Springs (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Gods Acre Healing Springs (approx. 0.3 miles away); Barnwell County Courthouse (approx. 2.4 miles away); Blackville : Town Of The Phoenix / Battle of Blackville, 1865 (approx. 2.6 miles away); Blackville
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Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 4, 2008
2. Gods Acre Healing Springs
Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 4, 2008
3. Gods Acre Healing Springs today
Photographed by Brian Scott, March 22, 2016
4. Gods Acre Healing Springs Marker
Photographed by Brian Scott, March 22, 2016
5. Gods Acre Healing Springs Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,961 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 4, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4, 5. submitted on June 12, 2016, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.
