Berkeley County · Marker 08-06

Goose Creek Church

Near St. James, Goose Creek Church, Snake River Rd., 0.2 mi. S of Old State Rd., Goose Creek; Originally erected on U.S. Hwy. 52, 14.4 mi. S of Moncks Corner, in Charleston County

Front inscription

The Parish St. James was founded by Act of Assembly in 1706. The present edifice was begun in 1714, and completed in 1719. The royal arms of Great Britain can still be seen over the chancel, and here is preserved the Izard Hatchment, said to be one of only two in America.

County
Berkeley
Region
Lowcountry
City or vicinity
Goose Creek
Year approved
ca. 1929-1936
Erected by
South Carolina Historical Commission
Coordinates
32.977033, -80.0328

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