York County · Marker 46-02

Bullock Creek Presbyterian Church

Intersection of Lockhart Rd. (S.C. Hwy. 49) & W. McConnells Hwy. (S.C. Hwy. 322), Bullock Creek

Front inscription

Under leadership of Dr. Joseph Alexander, pastor 1774-1801, this church, organized in 1769, was a Whig stronghold during the Revolution. Three hundred yards west is the site of one of the earliest academies in upper South Carolina, established in 1787 by Dr. Alexander. One and one half miles southwest is the site of Dr. Alexander's home, used as a hospital during the American Revolution.

County
York
Region
Midlands
City or vicinity
Bullock Creek
Year approved
1938
Erected by
King’s Mountain Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
Coordinates
34.8569, -81.411

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