Richland County · Marker 40-14

Ladson Presbyterian Church

1720 Sumter St., Columbia

Front inscription

Congregation originated in the Sabbath School for colored people organized by the First Presbyterian Church 1838, later conducted by the Rev. G. W. Ladson. A chapel for the Negro members of that church was built here 1868. Rebuilt 1896. The title was transferred to Ladson Church trustees in 1895.

County
Richland
Region
Midlands
City or vicinity
Columbia
Year approved
1938
Erected by
Columbia Sesquicentennial Commission of 1936
Coordinates
34.00925, -81.035117

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