Site of First Methodist Church

Site of First Methodist Church (HM156F)

Location: Darlington, SC 29532 Darlington County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 18.096', W 79° 52.571'

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The First Methodist Church was built in 1831 on land donated by Moses Sanders in 1830. This was five years before Darlington was chartered. It was a plain barn like building, not plastered or ceiled. A great revival was held in the church was held in the church in late fall 1831. Three Methodist Ministers are buried in the cemetery. In 1834 a second larger church was built by J. W. Burn on corner of St John and Park Streets.
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HM NumberHM156F
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Placed BySouth Carolina State Society Colonial Dames XVII C
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Date Added Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 11:05pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 603416 N 3796169
Decimal Degrees34.30160000, -79.87618333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 18.096', W 79° 52.571'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 18' 5.76" N, 79° 52' 34.26" W
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Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 212-304 Orange St, Darlington SC 29532, US
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