St. David's Episcopal Church and Cemetery
St. David's Episcopal Church and Cemetery | |
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Location | Church St., Cheraw, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°41′44″N 79°52′46″W / 34.69556°N 79.87944°WCoordinates: 34°41′44″N 79°52′46″W / 34.69556°N 79.87944°W |
Area | 8 acres (3.2 ha) |
Built | 1770 |
NRHP Reference # | 71000761[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 22, 1971 |
St. David's Episcopal Church and Cemetery is a historic church and cemetery on Church Street in Cheraw, South Carolina.[2][3]
It was built in 1770 and added to the National Register in 1971.[1]
Notable Burials
- Alexander Gregg (1819–1893), a native of this area and the first bishop of Texas and author of History of the Old Cheraws.
- James McCutchen McJames (1873-1901), early professional baseball player.
- William P. Pollock (1870–1922), member of the S. C. General Assembly and U. S. Senator from South Carolina
- Capt. Moses Rogers (d. Nov. 11, 1821) commanded the SS Savannah on its 1819 voyage when it became the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
- William Francis Stevenson (1861-1942) U.S. Representative from South Carolina.
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ McCorkle, Norman (October 30, 1970). "Saint David's Episcopal Church and Cemetery" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ↑ "Saint David's Episcopal Church and Cemetery, Chesterfield County (Church St., Cheraw)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
External links
- Saint David's Episcopal Church and Cemetery, Chesterfield County (Church St., Cheraw) Photographs from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History website
- Payne's Adventures, August 4, 2012——Blog with photographs of St. David's and other Cheraw sights
- Old St. David's Historical Marker Database
- St. David's Church, Cheraw, Searching the South——one-half (½) of Laurence Prince (1920-2004) is at St. David's and the other is in Virginia
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