Duncan's Creek Presbyterian Church
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Duncan's Creek Presbyterian Church | |
Location | 5 miles northeast of Clinton, off South Carolina Highway 72, near Clinton, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°31′18″N 81°48′29″W / 34.52167°N 81.80806°W |
Area | 3.8 acres (1.5 ha) |
Built | 1842 |
NRHP reference No. | 73001714[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 15, 1973 |
Duncan's Creek Presbyterian Church, also known as Old Rock Church, is a historic Presbyterian church located near Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina. It was built in 1842 and is a simple rectangular building constructed of irregular stones. The church was founded by Scotch-Irish and Irish settlers and believed to be the oldest church in Laurens County.[2][3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Myers, Betty (August 15, 1973). "Duncan's Creek Presbyterian Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Duncan's Creek Presbyterian Church, Laurens County (S.C. Sec. Rd. 34, Clinton vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
Categories:
- Presbyterian churches in South Carolina
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
- Churches completed in 1842
- 19th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United States
- Churches in Laurens County, South Carolina
- Scotch-Irish American culture in South Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Laurens County, South Carolina
- 1842 establishments in South Carolina
- Midlands South Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs
- South Carolina church stubs