Laurens County · Marker 30-03
Providence Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church [First Marker]
W. Carolina Ave. (U.S. Hwy. 76), near Copeland Plaza, 1 mi. W of Clinton
Front inscription
The cemetery, located about ½ mile SW, marks the original site of this church, founded Sept. 10, 1836. Buried here is William Blakely, Sr., survivor of Hayes Station Massacre, 1781, who with Samuel Blakely donated the land for the church and cemetery. The congregation moved to Clinton about 1902.