Old White Meeting House and Cemetery

Old White Meeting House and Cemetery (HMFDY)

Location: Summerville, SC 29485 Dorchester County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 57.964', W 80° 11.733'

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This church was established in 1696 by settlers from Dorchester, Mass., for which the town of Dorchester was named. This brick sanctuary, built ca. 1700, was occupied and then burned by British troops in 1781. The church was reorganized as "The United Independent Congregational Church of Dorchester and Beech Hill" in 1793 and the building rebuilt the next year. A summer church was built in nearby Summerville in 1831.

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In 1859 members of the Dorchester congregation established the Summerville Presbyterian Church, which was then admitted into the Charleston Presbytery. The church at this site, often called "Old White Meeting House," was almost abandoned and was in disrepair in 1886 when the Charleston earthquake reduced it to ruins. The Cemetery here includes graves dating from the eighteenth century to the present.
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Marker Number18-5
Year Placed1996
Placed BySummerville Presbyterian Church
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 at 6:41pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 575178 N 3647812
Decimal Degrees32.96606667, -80.19555000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 57.964', W 80° 11.733'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 57' 57.84" N, 80° 11' 43.98" W
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Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 10558 Dorchester Rd, Summerville SC 29485, US
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