Newberry County · Marker 36-06
Bush River Church
Intersection of Garys Ln. (S.C. Sec. Rd. 36-64) & Reeder Rd. (S.C. Sec. Rd. 36-56), SW of Gary
Front inscription
Constituted by Daniel Marshall and Philip Mulkey in June, 1771, Bush River Church is one of the oldest Baptist churches in the up country. The original meeting house stood in the old grave yard, on a tract of two acres willed to the congregation by Samuel Newman, its first minister. Bush River was the mother church of several ante-bellum churches.