Anderson County · Marker 04-34
Nazareth on the Beaverdam Presbyterian Church
Fairplay Rd., just S of its junction with Jolly Rd., 2.5 mi. W of Townville
Front inscription
This is the first known site of Townville Presbyterian Church, founded in this area in 1803 as Nazareth on the Beaverdam Presbyterian Church. The church held its services at members’ homes until 1849, when the congregation purchased a frame building and half-acre site here for $1.50.
Townville Presbyterian Church
In 1877 the congregation built a new sanctuary in Townville, 2.5 mi. W. The church was renamed Townville Presbyterian Church in 1885. The cemetery includes the graves of many early church families. In 2002 the Stevenson family donated this site to the Old Nazareth Cemetery Preservation Organization.