On Court Square (State Highway 20), on the right when traveling south.
The heart of Abbeville's Historic District is the magnificent tree-shaded Court Square. Located here is the replica of the original Confederate Monument erected in August, 1906 by the Daughters of the Confederacy, an old iron bell once used as . . . — — Map (db m12097) HM
On Greenville Street (State Highway 20) at Central Shiloh / Milford Dairy Road (State Highway S-1-100), on the left when traveling south on Greenville Street.
Erected by the descendants of Abraham Bowie, born in Scotland and settled in Durham Parish, Charles County, Maryland, about 1700 A.D. The family of his grandson Rhody Bowie, moved to Abbeville County, South Carolina about 1800. Eli Bowie, son of . . . — — Map (db m9338) HM
On Henry M. Turner Street at Secession Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Henry M. Turner Street.
Historical Bicentennial marker
in memory of
Henry McNeal Turner
1834-1915
Birthplace: Newberry, South Carolina - Boyhood home: Abbeville, South Carolina
Missionary Pioneer to South Africa, Liberation Theologian, Social and Political . . . — — Map (db m20249) HM
On Mount Carmel Road (State Highway 823) north of Dogwood Lane, on the right when traveling south.
[Left Plaque]:
Original building of 1827 replaced by present building in 1963. standing on this rock, the first sermon was preached by Rev. R.B. Carter in 1820. The following ministers have faithfully served this church:
Rev. Richard . . . — — Map (db m37588) HM
On Mount Carmel Road (South Carolina Route 823) at Mulberry Road, on the right when traveling south on Mount Carmel Road.
(Front)
The formal organization of Mulberry A.M.E. Church dates to c. 1871, but many of the founding members were formerly enslaved people who had a tradition of religious organization that stretched back into slavery. Early meetings were . . . — — Map (db m238574) HM
On North Church Street at Trinity Street, on the left when traveling north on North Church Street.
Trinity Episcopal Church is the oldest standing church in Abbeville. With its classic Gothic architecture and 125-foot steeple, it dominates the Abbeville skyline. Built by a congregation made prosperous by the economy of cotton in the antebellum . . . — — Map (db m11921) HM
On South Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
In gratitude for the lasting benefits Bryson College provided for so many students, her Alumni and Friends have provided this Memorial Fountain to perpetuate the "Associate Reformed Presbyterian College in the West." This fountain is dedicated in . . . — — Map (db m14782) HM
Erskine College was founded in 1839 by the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church as South Carolina's first four-year church-related college. The college grew out of an academy for men established in 1835 and seminary founded two years later at . . . — — Map (db m14793) HM
Citizen, Soldier,
Educator,
Servant of Christ.
Born Feb. 11, 1843
Died Sept. 3, 1899.
President of
Erskine College
from 1871 to 1899.
His service is
measured not by
years but by results.
He still lives in
hundreds of useful . . . — — Map (db m14835) HM
On Broadmouth Church Road, on the right when traveling north.
[Front]:
This church, named for nearby Broadmouth Creek, was organized in 1837 with nine charter members. Rev. William P. Martin was its first minister, and William Long and Noah Riddle Reeve were its first deacons. This tract was . . . — — Map (db m36914) HM
John Callaham
Born in Virginia 1770
Migrated to South Carolina 1790
Died Level Land 1855
First Wife, Nancy Jarrett - Three
of Twelve Children of This Union
Married Sons of Zachariah Carwile.
Second Wife, Nancy Pinson - Eleven . . . — — Map (db m49923) HM
On U.S. 178 at Malone Road, on the left when traveling south on U.S. 178.
April 1, 1962
Relocated & Renamed
Rev. Dale Ashley, Pastor
June 2, 1985
Auditorium Dedicated
Rev. Norton Craig, Pastor
November 22, 1987
Mortgage Burned
Rev. Jimmy Smith, Pastor
On this 25th Anniversary
To God We Give . . . — — Map (db m37558) HM
On Greenville Street Northwest at Barnwell Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north on Greenville Street Northwest.
(Front)
Aiken’s permanent Jewish community dates to 1890, when immigrants from Eastern Europe, many of them from Knyszyn, Poland, began to settle here. Adath Yeshurun Congregation (Congregation of Israel) held its first services in private . . . — — Map (db m239015) HM
On York Street Northeast (U.S. 1) near Richland Avenue (U.S. 78), on the right when traveling south.
This church, founded in 1805, predates the city of Aiken and was first called Levels Baptist Church. Its first location was a mile south of present-day Aiken. In 1836 the congregation joined with the members of the Wise Creek congregation to . . . — — Map (db m10060) HM
On Barnwell Avenue Northwest near Laurens Street, NW (State Road 19), on the right when traveling west.
This church, founded in 1858 with 14 charter members and W. Peronneau Finley and John D. Legare as elders, first met in the Aiken Town Hall on Laurens St. Its first permanent sanctuary, a frame building designed by Charleston architect Edward . . . — — Map (db m29274) HM
On Richland Avenue East at Kershaw Street SE, on the right when traveling east on Richland Avenue East.
(Front)
This is one of the oldest historically Black churches in Aiken. It was organized in 1866 by formerly enslaved members of Aiken First (Front) Baptist Church. They were led by their first pastor. Rev. John G. Phillips, who was . . . — — Map (db m239072) HM
On Richland Avenue West (U.S. 78) 0.1 miles west of Newberry Street North West, in the median.
Mayor
1946 - 1952
1957 - 1991
His office was our city's sidewalks and storefronts, and from his walks about the downtown he gained the information needed for leadership.
He was an advocate for harmony and teamwork, regardless of . . . — — Map (db m15136) HM
On East Pine Log Road (State Highway 302) at Notch Road Southeast, on the right when traveling east on East Pine Log Road.
This church, formally organized in 1884, had its origins in a Sunday school class organized in 1874. With 16 charter members and Rev. Arthur Buist as its first minister, Millbrook built its first sanctuary here in 1886. The frame church, built by . . . — — Map (db m38281) HM
On Richland Avenue SW (U.S. 78) at Newberry Street NW, on the right when traveling west on Richland Avenue SW.
This church has its origin in 1825 as a Methodist congregation on the Hollow Creek Circuit that predates the city of Aiken. Rev. John Reynolds was the
first circuit rider serving St. John's, which shared a minister with St. John in Graniteville . . . — — Map (db m10163) HM
On Pendleton Street SW (U.S. 1) at Hayne Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Pendleton Street SW.
This Episcopal Church (cornerstone laid Sept. 5, 1842) was consecrated Aug. 9, 1843. It is the city’s oldest church structure, having retained its Greek revival style through subsequent remodeling. Church purchased bell in 1853, Cornish Memorial . . . — — Map (db m19634) HM
On Church Road (State Highway 581) west of Spann Hammond Road (State Highway 1139), on the right when traveling west.
This church was organized in the Beech Island Academy on January 21, 1832, with Rev. Iverson Brooks as its first minister and Mathias Ardis and Randolph Bradford as its first deacons. This sanctuary, built on land donated by James T. Gardner . . . — — Map (db m9992) HM
On Williston Road (U.S. 278) west of Hammond Road (South Carolina Highway 580), on the right when traveling west.
This church was built in 1836 by Beech Island Presbyterian Church, organized in 1827 with the Rev. Nathan H. Hoyt of Vermont as first pastor. His son-in-law the Rev. Edward Axson, was ordained and served here. His daughter, Ellen, wife of Woodrow . . . — — Map (db m9909) HM
On Storm Branch Road, on the right when traveling west.
(Front text) This church had its origins at or near this site in 1772 as a plantation chapel, in what was Edgefield District until after the Civil War. Revs. Iverson L. Brookes and John Trapp, prominent ministers in the Savannah River . . . — — Map (db m31141) HM
On Old Jackson Highway (State Highway 5), on the left when traveling north.
This church, one of the first black Baptist churches in America, grew out of regular worship services held as early as the 1750s at "Silver Bluff," the plantation of Indian trader George Galphin. At first a non-denominational congregation with . . . — — Map (db m31610) HM
On Barton Road north of Boylan Street, on the left when traveling south.
(Front)
Providence Baptist Church was established by enslaved and free people of African descent in the town of Hamburg. After the Civil War Hamburg became a center of African American political power in Aiken County. In 1868 three members . . . — — Map (db m238687) HM
On West Railroad Avenue (State Highway 39) near Pine Street, on the left when traveling north.
(Front)
A patriot and Christian
devoted to his country, his
family and his god.
He served his country well
as a member of Hart's Battery
and died loving the cause
for which he fought.
Dempsey Hammond Salley was
. . . — — Map (db m47645) HM
On Wagener Road (South Carolina Route 302), on the left when traveling north.
(Front) The congregation of Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church originated c.1894, when
tradition holds that members began worshipping at a brush arbor across the road. Rev. James
Turner was the first pastor. Early church leadership included men . . . — — Map (db m239261) HM
On Flint Drive (State Highway 731) west of Bryan Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Jefferson High School Jefferson High School opened in 1956 as a junior high and high school for African-American students of Beech Island, Belvedere, Graniteville, Jackson, Langley-Bath-Clearwater, and North Augusta, with Herman W.W. Fennell . . . — — Map (db m31675) HM
Organized in 1833 by Dr. and Mrs.
W.R. Erwin and Mrs. U.M. Robert,
this was the second Christian
Church (Disciples Of Christ)
founded in South Carolina.
Dr. J.D. Erwin, II, served
as minister for forty years.
The present building . . . — — Map (db m19635) HM
On State Highway S-3-104, 0.3 miles south of State Highway S-3-92, on the right when traveling south.
Constituted September 12, 1759
as Coosawhatchie Church, this
church became in 1882 Beech
Branch Baptist Church. The
present lot was granted in 1796
and occupied by 1815. The building
was remodeled in 1908 and in 1960,
electricity having . . . — — Map (db m15466) HM
On Railroad Avenue W (State Highway 3-10) near Memorial Avenue (State Highway 3-71), on the right when traveling west.
(Front text)
This church, founded soon after the Civil War, held its first services in a brush arbor in the Woods community of what was then Barnwell County. It built its first permanent church, a frame building, in the Zion Branch . . . — — Map (db m49489) HM
On Bluff Road (State Highway S-3-22), on the right when traveling north.
Organized in 1827 as Kirkland Church, the name was changed in 1836 to Smyrna Baptist Church. Title to the site was conveyed in 1849 by William I. Mixon.
Additional land was given by Thomas H. Willingham in 1882 to extend the church property to . . . — — Map (db m15581) HM
On North Aiken Ave at Revolutionary Trail on North Aiken Ave.
This Baptist Church, organized by 1854, built its first house of worship near here on land purchased in 1859 from A.R. Stokes. The congregation obtained the land for its present location in 1910 from G.D. Sanders and completed by 1914. In 1944 the . . . — — Map (db m9960) HM
On Jenny Road (State Highway 3-40) near Harmony Church Road (State Highway 3-134), on the right when traveling east.
This church had its origins in a brush arbor as early as 1830 but was formally organized in 1878 with Rev. H. C. Smart as its first pastor and W. H. Cone and R. H. Mixon as its first deacons. Named Harmony Baptist Church by charter member Sarah . . . — — Map (db m25859) HM
On Speedwell Church Road (State Highway 3-369) near Little Hell Road, on the right when traveling west.
(Front text) This church, founded in 1885, was named Speedwell for a stagecoach stop and the first post office in the vicinity, now Millett. In 1884-85 Ogreta Brabham Dunbar and Savannah Barker Bates raised funds for a new congregation, in . . . — — Map (db m37789) HM
On Confederate Highway (State Highway 640) at Bethel Church Road (State Highway S-3-106), on the right when traveling east on Confederate Highway.
(Front Text )
This church was organized in 1851 by Revs.
Lewis Parker and John Hoover, with twelve
charter members and Rev. Hoover as its
first minister. The congregation has
worshipped on this site, on land donated
by Mathias . . . — — Map (db m7771) HM
On Confederate Highway (State Highway 641) at Ulmer Road (State Highway 3-48), on the left when traveling west on Confederate Highway.
The original cemetery associated with St.
Nicholas Lutheran Church is 1/3 mile S off
SC Hwy 641. The church, originally located
nearby, was founded about 1804 in what was
then Barnwell District, and the cemetery
includes family plots of the . . . — — Map (db m7855) HM
On Confederate Highway (State Highway 641) at Jenny's Road (State Highway S-3-40), on the right when traveling north on Confederate Highway.
Lutheran church, org. by 1804, has occupied
several sites. Today's structure, built in 1910,
incorporates material from the 1884 church and
stands about 2 mi south. — — Map (db m7842) HM
On South Manning Street at East Church Street, on the right when traveling south on South Manning Street.
This area planted in appreciation of
Mr. & Mrs. Wilton E. Hall
who since April 7, 1955 have contributed the facilities of radio stations WAIM & WCAC-FM to carry the ministry of this class to many thousands of people each Sunday morning. . . . — — Map (db m107216) HM
On Due West Highway (State Highway 185) at County Road 17-60A, on the left when traveling west on Due West Highway.
[Front]:
This church, formally organized by about 1800, is thought to be the oldest Methodist congregation in Anderson County. Circuit riders and other itinerant ministers held early services in a nearby brush arbor. Its first and second . . . — — Map (db m55621) HM
On West Whitner Street (State Highway 24) west of Towers Street.
Organized Sept. 23, 1837 on land given by J. N. Whitner. First frame structure was built in 1839. Anderson's first cemetery is here, and city's first Sunday School was organized here about 1855. Present sanctuary's cornerstone was laid in 1879. . . . — — Map (db m10727) HM
On South McDuffie Street at East Reed Street, on the left when traveling south on South McDuffie Street.
Front
This Parish, organized in 1851 with the Rev. Benjamin Webb as its first vicar, grew out of occasional Episcopal services held in Anderson as early as 1844. The first church here, a frame Carpenter Gothic building, was completed in . . . — — Map (db m10417) HM
On Hopewell Road, on the right when traveling east.
This Baptist church, which was first located about 1.5 miles northwest, was constituted in 1803. The congregation moved to the present 4.4 acre site after it was surveyed December 14, 1822. Two houses of worship were built here before 1891, when . . . — — Map (db m10668) HM
On US Highway 29 at Norris Road (South Carolina Highway 104), on the left when traveling west on US Highway 29.
Organized in 1789 initially as an Arm
of the Shockley Ferry Church.
Known for a time as Bethesda.
Cooper Bennett was its first pastor.
The oldest church in the Saluda Baptist
Association, it has been a Lighthouse
for the lost and a . . . — — Map (db m10132) HM
In Memory of
Mrs. J.D. Chapman
First President of Woman's Missionary Union
Auxiliary to South Carolina Baptist Convention
1902-1907 1913-1930
Dedicated Christian Missions Leader
of Vision and Ability
Honored by Name of WMU State . . . — — Map (db m19867) HM
On East Greenville Street, on the left when traveling south.
Located 1.09 miles northwest, this cemetery marks the original site of Hopewell Baptist Church which was constituted in 1803. The cemetery contains graves of Revolutionary and Confederate veterans. Some graves are marked by field stones with . . . — — Map (db m10724) HM
On State Highway 187 at Old Roberts Church Road on State Highway 187.
Organized in 1789 and sometimes called Simpson's Meetinghouse, this church is one of Anderson County's oldest Presbyterian churches. The Reverend John Simpson was the first minister, and the Reverend David Humphreys served here for 39 years until . . . — — Map (db m31002) HM
On East River Street (U.S. 76) near South McDuffie Street, on the left when traveling east.
Organized in 1828, this
was the first church in
Anderson. A log meeting
house built in 1830 on
West Benson Street served
the church until 1858
when a frame building
was erected on this site.
A brick church replaced
it in 1888. The . . . — — Map (db m10733) HM
On West Reed Street, on the right when traveling west.
This is the first Negro church established in Anderson County. It was founded immediately after emancipation and incorporated in 1873. The Rev. Philip Morris was its first pastor. The present edifice, built in 1903, replaced two earlier frame . . . — — Map (db m60543) HM
On North Oakland Avenue north of East Peachtree Street, on the right when traveling north.
Front
Anderson's Jewish Community dates to the antebellum era but grew significantly after 1900 with the arrival of several families from Eastern Europe. This congregation founded as Temple B'nai Israel (Sons of Israel) as early as 1911. . . . — — Map (db m77333) HM
On Manning Street at East Church Street, on the left when traveling south on Manning Street.
Originally mounted in the church tower during the alterations to the building in the year 1892, and removed in 1976 when the old tower was razed.
The bell is mounted here as a symbol of the influence on the community of this church for the . . . — — Map (db m11248) HM
On Kingsley Road, on the right when traveling north.
Erected 1962-63
Named in honor of
Dr. John Edward Rouse
Baptist Leader, Friend of Youth
Champion of Education
President of Anderson College 1957-73
This dormitory is named to honor him
in grateful recognition of
his . . . — — Map (db m19829) HM
Near Flat Rock Road at Glen Eddie Road (South Carolina Highway 475), on the right when traveling south.
The Original Back Door Step
of the
Flat Rock Union Church
Dedicated October 9, 1988
Flat Rock Presbyterian Church
Chartered November 10, 1888
Flat Rock Baptist Church
Chartered November 17, 1832 — — Map (db m54639) HM
On West Market Street near South Murray Avenue (South Carolina Highway 81), on the right when traveling east.
This was the second Negro church founded in Anderson. It was organized at a meeting of approximately 15 persons at the home of the Rev. Henry A. Mikell, who served as the first pastor. A lot was purchased from Bale Clayton for $100 and a small . . . — — Map (db m11745) HM
On South Manning Street near East Church Street, on the left when traveling south.
President of Triennial Southern, South Carolina Baptist Conventions. Johnson Female University founded here in 1848 as Johnson Female Seminary was named for him because of his support for female education. From 1853 to 1858, while Chancellor of . . . — — Map (db m10526) HM
On Mitchell Road at South Carolina Highway 146, on the left when traveling north on Mitchell Road.
On this site stood the third building erected by Whitefield Baptist Church. The building was used by the Congregation for worship and fellowship until 1957.
Erected as a memorial to God's blessings by his people at this sacred place. — — Map (db m36637) HM
This building served as a classroom and
dormitory for the former Union High School
Dedicated
"To The Glory of God"
July 20, 1991
The Reverend R.H. Mitchell -- Moderator at Renovation
Dr. Earl J. Mathis -- At Dedication
. . . — — Map (db m10752) HM
On Brushy Creek Road at Colonel Johnson Road, on the right when traveling west on Brushy Creek Road. Reported missing.
[Front]:
This church, founded in 1803, held its first services in the home of John Wilson and was first known as Wilson's Chapel. That year the congregation bought two acres here from George Head; the first church on this site was built . . . — — Map (db m47088) HM
On Honea Path Highway (State Highway 252) at Barkers Creek Road, on the right when traveling south on Honea Path Highway.
Founded in 1821, this is the boyhood church and burial place of Olin D. Johnston. He was decorated for bravery in World War I, served in the S.C. House of Representatives, was twice Governor of S.C., in 1935-1939 and 1943-1945, and U.S. Senator from . . . — — Map (db m9335) HM
Near East Greer Street (U.S. 76), on the right when traveling west.
Rang from 1924 until 1959
August, 1980
Rang for 75th Anniversary
Mr. Ben L. Davis (Uncle Ben, as he was
called) rang the bell until his retirement in
1958. The bell was rung at 9:00 am and
10:00 am and 10:30 am and 11:00 am. . . . — — Map (db m38380) HM
Near East Greer Street, on the right when traveling west.
The talk was the dream of Rev. J.A. Marler, Pastor, to have a church bell. The members were too poor to buy one. Several men began to make plans to purchase a bell by raising money through pledges. Mr. George Lollis, Chairman of Chiquola . . . — — Map (db m38458) HM
This church, the first Associate Reformed Presbyterian congregation in what is now Anderson County, was organized about 1790 about 1 1/2 mi. SW of this site. Rev. Robert Irwin, its first regular minister, served from 1803 until his death in . . . — — Map (db m11747) HM
On Lowndesville Highway (State Highway 81) south of West Cruette Street, on the left when traveling north.
Oldest Presbyterian Church in continuous existence in Anderson County. Organized in 1789. First pastor, Rev. John Simpson. Congregation worshipped at three sites nears Generostee Creek, three miles west of Iva. Old cemetery at third site. . . . — — Map (db m9479) HM
On Old Lowndesville Highway, 0.1 miles Cemetary Road, on the right when traveling south.
This marker designated the third site of this church. Since 1909, the new church, built at
Iva, S.C., has continued to carry on the
faithful witness of our Lord.
Pastors
Rev. John Simpson 1790-1807
Rev. David Humphreys 1821-1869 . . . — — Map (db m19954) HM
On Old Lowndesville Highway, 0.1 miles south of Cemetary Road, on the left when traveling south.
This cemetery, dating from the early 19th century, is at the third site of Good Hope Presbyterian Church, founded in 1789. A frame sanctuary was built here in 1856 during the tenure of Rev. David Humphreys (d. 1869), who preached here 1821-1869 . . . — — Map (db m19945) HM
On Lebanon Road at Autun Road, on the right when traveling north on Lebanon Road.
Directly behind this marker is the homesite of Joe and Mary Broyles Douthit. Born in Anderson County January 30, 1893, graduate of Clemson University, 1914. Farmer and seed breeder, lifelong member and steward of Sandy Springs United Methodist . . . — — Map (db m52075) HM
Sandy Springs Camp Ground: This Methodist camp ground named for the large spring nearby, dates to 1828, when a fifteen-acre site was purchased from Sampson Pope for $45. Early meetings were under a brush arbor until a central wooden shelter . . . — — Map (db m10785) HM
On Fairplay Road near Rogers Farm Road, on the left when traveling south.
Nazareth on the Beaverdam Presbyterian Church. This is the first known site of Townville Presbyterian Church, founded in this area in 1803 as Nazareth on the Beaverdam Presbyterian Church. The church held its services at members' homes until . . . — — Map (db m10784) HM
On West Oak Highway (State Highway 24) at Townville School Road, on the right when traveling east on West Oak Highway.
[Front]
This church, founded as Nazareth on the Beaverdam Presbyterian Church, was established in 1803. It met in members’ homes until they paid $1.50 for a half-acre tract and built a small frame church 2.5 mi. E. The founders’ cemetery . . . — — Map (db m39349) HM
On East Greenville Street at Hamilton Street, on the right when traveling west on East Greenville Street.
One of the oldest congregations and the mother of several others in Anderson County, it was organized in 1788 by Elder Moses Holland who served as pastor for 41 years. Dr. James Bruton Gambrell's mother was a member here. Soldiers of five wars . . . — — Map (db m8441) HM
On Mt Pleasant Road (State Highway S-5-25) near Jager Road.
In 1835 St. Bartholomew Lutheran Church
moved here from about 1 mi. south and
changed its name to Mt. Pleasant.
It is generally accepted that this
congregation was organized ca. 1750
and that John George Bamberg
preached there shortly after . . . — — Map (db m8795) HM
On St. Johns Church Road (State Highway 5-93) near Pocketville Road, on the right when traveling east.
(Front text) This church, established 1829 30, was first named Three Mile Creek Church and held early services in a brush arbor 4 mi. W on the Salkehatchie River. In 1839 it moved to this site donated by George Kinard, and was renamed St. . . . — — Map (db m32605) HM
On Salem Church Road at Juniper Creek Road (South Carolina Highway 5-366), on the right when traveling west on Salem Church Road.
This church, founded by 1818, held its early services in a brush arbor; the first permanent sanctuary was built nearby. In 1848 Capt. J.D. Allen sold this 4-acre site to the trustees for $1.00. The present church, built soon afterwards, has been . . . — — Map (db m32092) HM
On Jackson Street (U.S. 278), on the left when traveling north.
Sometimes called the Red Hill Cemetery. Original site of Barnwell First Baptist Church. First Baptist Church is the oldest continual
institution in Barnwell. Established in 1802. Both the 1850 building and the 1926 building stood on this site. . . . — — Map (db m72643) HM
On Wall Street near Gilmore Street, on the right when traveling south.
(Front text)
This church, officially organized in 1868, had its origins in the antebellum Barnwell Baptist Church, which was located on this site until about 1854, when it built a new church on another lot. At that time several free blacks . . . — — Map (db m27582) HM
On Dexter Street (State Highway 78), on the right when traveling west.
[Front text]:
This church, the first African-American Baptist church in Barnwell County, was founded in 1866 when Rev. James T. Tolbert preached in Blackville under a brush arbor; the first sanctuary was built in 1868. The church hosted . . . — — Map (db m28080) HM
On Boiling Springs Rd (State Highway S-6-39) near Lyndhurst Road (State Highway S-6-121), on the right when traveling west.
[Marker Front]:
Boiling Springs Academy was founded by the Boiling Springs Academical Society in 1823, with trustees Hansford Duncan, John Fowke, James Furse, William Gillette, Gideon Hagood, Frederick Hay, Lawrence Hext, James . . . — — Map (db m8666) HM
On Boiling Springs Rd (State Highway S-6-39) 1 mile west of State Highway 3, on the left when traveling west.
This church was organized by Rev.
James H. Thornwell on authority
from Charleston Presbytery; F.J.
and W.A. Hay were its first elders.
By 1846 Rev. Samuel H. Hay preached
on alternate Sundays here and at a
new church in Barnwell; this . . . — — Map (db m8715) HM
On Patterson Mill Road (State Highway 6-60), on the right when traveling south.
(Front text) This church, originally located 8/10 mi. W on the old Augusta-to-Charleston road, was founded in 1789 by twelve charter members, with Rev. Nathaniel Walker as its first pastor. Lower Three Runs was a mother church to at least . . . — — Map (db m27603) HM
On Charles Street north of King Street, on the left when traveling north.
(side 1) The Baptist Church of Beaufort descends from Euhaw Baptist Church on Edisto Island. In 1794 the first meeting house was built on this site. In 1795 Henry Holcombe moved to Beaufort and became the first mission pastor. The Beaufort . . . — — Map (db m133292) HM
On Carteret Street (Business U.S. 21) south of Prince Street, on the right when traveling south.
Berean Church (side 1)Berean Presbyterian Church was founded by Samuel J. Bampfield, an influential African American political figure during Reconstruction. Bampfield served in the S.C. House of Representatives, was Beaufort's postmaster, . . . — — Map (db m133351) HM
On Scott Street south of North Street, on the left when traveling south.
(side 1) Beth Israel (House of Israel) Congregation was founded and chartered in 1905. Beaufort's Jewish community dates before the American Revolution, but grew most rapidly from the 1880s to the 1930s as more families arrived from Eastern . . . — — Map (db m133375) HM
This church, founded in 1865, grew out of an antebellum praise house for black members of the Baptist Church of Beaufort. During the Civil War, after the Federal occupation of the town, it hosted a school for freedmen. Rev. Arthur Waddell . . . — — Map (db m103224) HM
On Church Street near North Street, on the left when traveling north.
Early attempts to establish
a Presbyterian church in
Beaufort, in the 1740s and
1880s, were unsuccessful.
The first permanent
congregation was founded in
1912 by 16 charter members.
In 1921, when it acquired
this . . . — — Map (db m65698) HM
On Charles Street near Prince Street, on the right when traveling south.
" Here, in 1794, I had the happiness,
instrumentally, to lay the foundation of
a place of worship which composed of
the best materials, and classes with the
most neat and commodious Baptist
meetinghouses in the United States."
(Rev. . . . — — Map (db m25958) HM
On Church Street south of King Street when traveling south.
(Marker Front):
This Episcopal Parish was established by Act of the Assembly June 7, 1712. The first known rector, William Guy, conducted early worship services in homes of settlers. The parish suffered greatly during the 1715 Yemassee . . . — — Map (db m5827) HM
†
St. Helena's Parish was established June 7, 1712
by act of Provincial Assembly. First rector,
The Rev. William Guy, was appointed 1713; Glebe lands of 50 acres provided 1717.
Original church erected 1724; Enlarged
1770 and . . . — — Map (db m25741) HM
On Carteret Street (Business U.S. 21) south of Duke Street, on the right when traveling south.
(side 1) This Greek Revival church, built In 1846, dedicated as "St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church," Is the oldest Catholic church in Beaufort County. Michael O'Connor (1798-1850), a native of Ireland who came to Beaufort In 1822, built . . . — — Map (db m133312) HM
On Craven Street near Charles Street, on the right when traveling west.
Tabernacle Church was formed by black members of Beaufort Baptist Church after other members evacuated the area because of Federal occupation in 1861. The church's lecture room was used for services during the war. In 1867 the black congregation . . . — — Map (db m9964) HM
On Charles Street near King Street, on the right when traveling south.
Established as a mission of the Euhaw Baptist
Church in 1795, Henry Holcombe, pastor.
With Joseph B. Cook as pastor, the church
was chartered as a Baptist church by the
State of South Carolina on January 27,1804.
At the beginning of the Civil . . . — — Map (db m26102) HM
On Prince Street at West Street, on the right when traveling west on Prince Street.
(side 1) This church, established in 1833, was the first Methodist church in Beaufort and was founded as a mission to slaves and free blacks here and on the neighboring Sea Islands. The congregation had both black and white members but many . . . — — Map (db m133501) HM
On Calhoun Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Methodist Society, organized in Bluffton,
built the first church and parsonage on
Boundry Street in 1853. During the Civil War,
two confederate soldiers saved the
church from being burned. In 1875 the church
sold the building to the . . . — — Map (db m39840) HM
On Boundary Street north of Maiden Lane, on the right when traveling north.
Built in 1853, this was originally Bluffton Methodist Episcopal church. Organized by whites, the church's 216 members in 1861 included 181 African Americas, who were likely enslaved to its white congregants. The church caught fire during the . . . — — Map (db m218551) HM
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