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    Bethel Presbyterian Church - Bethel Presbyterian Church historical marker

    Bethel Presbyterian Church

    4.0(1 review)
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    I stopped by because I saw the historical marker and the beautiful church. On a Saturday afternoon,…read morethere were no services going on. The marker is on two sides. It reads, "This church was founded in 1764 by Rev. William Richardson, who organized Scots-Irish settlers in this area, from both S.C. and N.C., into a congregation. Incorporated in 1786 as "The Presbyterian Church of Bethel Congregation," it grew steadily and built its third church building here in 1809. Bethel later became the mother church for eight area Presbyterian churches." On the reverse, "The present church was described as "large and tasteful" when it was dedicated in 1873. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The earliest marked grave in the cemetery is from 1774. The cemetery contains graves of veterans of all of America's wars, including several Patriots who fought at the nearby battle of Kings Mountain on October 7, 1780." The church is the oldest in York County, which in 1764 was still considered part of North Carolina. The building described on the marker is the structure that was erected in 1873 and still stands. Fifty two Revolutionary War soldiers buried in its historic cemetery. Among them is Thomas Neel, a War of Independence hero and a founding elder of the church. Many Confederate soldiers are buried there as well. The cemetery is well kept. [Review 13867 overall, 1189 of 2020, number 627 in South Carolina.]

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