Greer in Spartanburg County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Hugh Porter & Jane Baily McClimon

First McClimon Family in South Carolina

Photographed By Brian Scott, February 2, 2011

1. Hugh Porter & Jane Baily McClimon Marker

Inscription.
Born to this union, six children, John Pressely gave the land for Liberty Hill Church. The first church was logs. Sallie McClimon married Jeremiah Glenn. They gave most of the money to build the first frame building. A committee asked Sallie Glenn to let the church be named Glenns Chapel. She was not seeking honor and did not agree. June 19, 1980 relatives moved the Glenns from the family plot to Liberty Hill Church beside her father and mother Hugh Porter and Jane McClimon.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is June 19, 1882.

Location. 34° 52.367′ N, 82° 11.45′ W. Marker is in Greer, South Carolina, in Spartanburg County. Marker is at the intersection of Liberty Hill Road (State Highway 7139) and Wadell Road, on the left when traveling south on Liberty Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 South 17, Greer SC 29651, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. McClimons Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Flatwood (approx. 1.6 miles away); Pelham Mill (approx. 2.3 miles away); Abner Creek Baptist Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Birthplace (approx.

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2.4 miles away); a different marker also named Abner Creek Baptist Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Cherokee Boundary (1767) (approx. 2½ miles away); Theron J. Hendrix Memorial Highway (approx. 2.6 miles away); Early White Settlement / The Massacre of Jacob Hite (approx. 3½ miles away); Reidville Public School (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greer.

Hugh Porter & Jane Baily McClimon Marker -<br>Liberty Hill United Methodist Church in Background image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brian Scott

2. Hugh Porter & Jane Baily McClimon Marker -
Liberty Hill United Methodist Church in Background

Liberty Hill United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brian Scott, February 2, 2011

3. Liberty Hill United Methodist Church

Built 1849 -- Rebuilt 1956
R.V. McGuire, Minister

Liberty Hill United Methodist Church Facade image. Click for full size.

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4. Liberty Hill United Methodist Church Facade

Isaac P. Pool, C.S.A. Tombstone image. Click for full size.

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5. Isaac P. Pool, C.S.A. Tombstone

Born 1827 -- Greenville, S.C.
Died Dec. 25, 1863 -- Knoxville, TN.
2nd SC Rifles Co. B
(Union Prisoner) Grave Unknown
Son of
John P. and Lzvenia Forler Pool
Married Sophia K. Super Pool

Liberty Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brian Scott, February 2, 2011

6. Liberty Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery

Photographed By Brian Scott, February 2, 2011

7. Liberty Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,030 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on February 3, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.