Calhoun County · Marker 09-02
St. Matthew's Parish Episcopal Church
Intersection of U.S. Hwy. 601 & S.C. Hwy. 419, NE of St. Matthews
Front inscription
Stands 0.4 mile NW of this spot. An act creating the parish in 1765 was disallowed by the king. A second act was approved in 1768. The first of four buildings, each on a different site, was erected in 1766. The present edifice was built in 1852. The congregation was incorporated in 1788 as a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church.