Churches and Cemeteries
South Carolina's historic churches date back to the America's Colonial Era, and include a wide variety of ecclesiastical architecture from Prince George Winyah Episcopal Church in Georgetown to Kingston Presbyterian Church in Conway.
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3560 Kings River Road, Pawleys Island, SC 29576, 843-237-4223 [View Map]
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One of the oldest existing churches in South Carolina, All Saints Episcopal Church was established in the 1730s, and served as a spiritual and culture center for South Carolina's proposerous rice-planting community until after the Civil War.
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1 General Frances Marion Ave, Pineville, SC 29468 [View Map]
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Bell Isle was the plantation home for Gabriel and his brother General Francis Marion. Several important grave sites are located here.
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Downtown, Bennettsville, SC [View Map]
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Encompassing much of downtown Bennettsville, the Bennettsville Historic District includes historic homes, churches and public buildings. Among them is the Marlboro County Historic Museum and a historic home that was commandeered by Northern troops during the Civil War.
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1235 Long Point Road, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464, 843-884-4371 [View Map]
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Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens is a restored plantation from the Colonial and Antebellum periods of South Carolina history. Although the manor house is modern, the brick slave cottages date from the time when Boone Hall was a working rice plantation.
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1931 Brookgreen Drive, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576, 800-849-1931 or 843-235-6000 [View Map]
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Established on the site of four 18th century rice plantations, Brookgreen Gardens is renowned for its Old South charm and natural beauty - and as the largest outdoor sculpture garden in North American.
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Downtown and Red Bluff Street, Clio, SC [View Map]
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Once the center of northeastern Marlboro County's cotton country, the small town of Clio offers drive-by visitors a remarkable collection of residential architectural styles from the late 19th and early 20th century.
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229 Main Street, Conway, SC 29526, 843-248-1760 [View Map]
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Designed by the architect of the Washington Monument, the historic Conway City Hall building was built in 1825 as the Horry County Courthouse. Today, it is the central landmark for the historic river town of Conway which is one of the oldest towns in South Carolina. The picturesque Conway Riverwalk enables visitors to stroll alongside one of South Carolina's most scenic black-water rivers.
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Conway Historical Home Tour
Click to view entry for Conway Historic District and City Hall Building for more information Conway, SC
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901 Highmarket Street, Georgetown, SC 29440, 843-546-5647 [View Map]
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Home to one of the oldest Methodist congregations in the United States, Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church was established in 1785, following a visit by the famed Methodist evangelist Bishop Francis Asbury.
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803 East National Cemetery Road, Florence, SC 29506, 843-669-8783 [View Map]
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Site of a major Civil War prison camp, the Florence Stockade Trail and Memorial Park is adjacent to Florence National Cemetery, which began as a cemetery for Northern prisoners-of-war who died at Florence Stockade. The National Cemetery's original facility contains the graves of more than 2,800 Northern soldiers, and the nearby Florence Stockade Trail and Memorial Park provides historic displays and a walking path through the site of the Civil War prison.
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145 Broad Acres Road, Bishopville, SC 29010, 803-484-5581 [View Map]
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This is a three-acre topiary garden with stunning artistry. Come see why "Good Morning America" and every major garden magazine have featured this incredible garden!
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Front Street, Georgetown, SC 29440 [View Map]
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The third-oldest city in South Carolina, Georgetown is rich in history and culture, and offers visitors a wide variety of historic attractions from the Colonial Era to the present.
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909 Prince Street, Georgetown, SC [View Map]
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Located at 909 Prince Street in Georgetown, the Joseph H. Rainey House was the home of the first African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. This house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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800 Third Avenue, Conway, SC 29526, 843-248-4200 [View Map]
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Located on a bluff overlooking Kingston Lake in Conway's historic district, Kingston Presbyterian Church was established by the Scots-Irish immigrants who settled Kingston Township in the early 18th century.
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Conway, SC 29526
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Part of land granted to eight powerful Englishmen known as the Lord's Proprietors by King Charles II of England and sold to King George II in 1729, Kingston Village was within Kingston Township, one of eleven townships the King later dispatched surveyors to lay out, now known as Conway.
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147 West Main Street, Kingstree, SC 29556, 843-355-9321 [View Map]
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Encompassing much of the historic riverside city, the Kingstree Historic District includes numerous historic homes, commercial structures and public buildings. The most familiar landmark is the Williamsburg County Courthouse, built in 1823, and designed by South Carolina architect Robert Mills who also designed the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.
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4305 McCorsley Avenue, Little River, SC 29566, 843-249-3702 [View Map]
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The modern Little River United Methodist Church now on this site replaced a 19th century wooden structure, part of which can now be found in a popular Little River restaurant, The Parson's Table, located at 4305 McCorsley Avenue.
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Little River, SC 29566
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One of the oldest coastal communities in South Carolina, Little River attracted English colonists as early as the 1730s. Today it is best known for its local seafood and access to the Intracoastal Waterway.
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