Colleton County · Marker 15-08

Bethel Presbyterian Church

S.C. Hwy. 64, 12 mi. E of Walterboro

Front inscription

Founded on this site in 1728 by the Reverend Archibald Stobo, Bethel or Pon Pon Church served a large Presbyterian congregation until replaced by Bethel Presbyterian Church in nearby town of Walterboro early in the nineteenth century. The original bell was moved to the new church in Walterboro. The old building burned in 1886.

County
Colleton
Region
Lowcountry
City or vicinity
Walterboro
Year approved
1964
Erected by
Colleton County Historical Society
Coordinates
32.798817, -80.4958

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