Greenville County · Marker 23-36

Lickville Presbyterian Church

10020 Augusta Rd., Pelzer

Front inscription

This church, which takes its name from a nearby salt lick, was founded in 1882. Mrs. Ellen C. Woodside (1838-1906) worked with Rev. C.L. Stewart to organize services on her farm in 1880-81. A commission from the Enoree Presbytery, including Rev. Stewart, formally established the church with 20 charter members.

Reverse inscription

Rev. C.L. Stewart, the first and longest-serving minister here, served this congregation 1882-1895 and 1905-1921. This church, a frame building, was constructed in 1882 and remodeled in 1943-44 and 1968. The church cemetery includes the plots of many prominent families of Lickville and Possum Kingdom.

County
Greenville
Region
Upstate
City or vicinity
Pelzer
Year approved
2008
Erected by
Greenville County Historical Commission
Coordinates
34.604167, -82.363333

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