Orangeburg in Orangeburg County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Episcopal Church of the Redeemer and Graveyard
Photographed By Anna Inbody, May 22, 2011
1. Episcopal Church of the Redeemer and Graveyard Marker
Inscription.
Episcopal Church of the Redeemer and Graveyard. . , (Front) , Anglicanism was established in Orangeburg Township about 1750. After a period of no recorded activity, efforts were made to rekindle the Anglican tradition resulting in establishment of Episcopal Church of The Redeemer, circa 1850. Catharine C. Palmer donated this land to the congregation where they built a house of worship and consecrated it
(Reverse) , in 1857. The frame building, moved on logs to Russell Street in 1895, was later enlarged and brick veneered; it is the oldest church building in Orangeburg. Stiles Mellichamp, rector during the 1860s and 1870s, is buried in the cemetery along with a number of Confederate soldiers and many communicants of Episcopal Church of The Redeemer.
(Front)
Anglicanism was established in Orangeburg Township about 1750. After a period of no recorded activity, efforts were made to rekindle the Anglican tradition resulting in establishment of Episcopal Church of The Redeemer, circa 1850. Catharine C. Palmer donated this land to the congregation where they built a house of worship and consecrated it
(Reverse)
in 1857. The frame building, moved on logs to Russell Street in 1895, was later enlarged and brick veneered; it is the oldest church building in Orangeburg. Stiles Mellichamp, rector during the 1860s and 1870s, is buried in the cemetery along with a number of Confederate soldiers and many communicants of Episcopal Church of The Redeemer.
Erected 1993 by St. Agnes Chapter Episcopal Church Women, the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. (Marker Number 38-22.)
Location. 33° 29.854′ N, 80° 51.357′ W. Marker is in Orangeburg, South Carolina, in Orangeburg County. Marker is on Boulevard Street, NE, on the right when traveling south. the marker is between Amelia St NE and Peasley St NE. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Orangeburg SC 29115, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. Episcopal Church of the Redeemer and Graveyard Marker Reverse
Photographed By Anna Inbody, May 22, 2011
3. Overview
Photographed By Anna Inbody, May 22, 2011
4. Overview of the Graveyard
Photographed By Anna Inbody, May 22, 2011
5. Graveyard
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2011, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 607 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 25, 2011, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
