Calhoun
Bethel A.m.e. Church and School
St. Matthews, SC
(Front) Bethel A.M.E. Church was established in 1865 and held its early services under a brush arbor.
Calhoun County
St. Matthews, SC
First settled in 1704, this region by 1733 included Amelia and lower Saxe Gotha townships.
First Land Granted In Calhoun County Area
George Sterling was granted 570 acres of land here on March 14, 1704.
Good Hope Picnic
Between Lone Star And Elloree, SC
The Good Hope Picnic, a celebration of the end of the planting season, is the oldest AfricanAmerican event in the Lone Star community.
Jericho Methodist Church [mile and A Half East]
* Originally erected by the South Carolina Historical Commission, c. 1929-1936.
Lang Syne Cemetery
(Front) Established by the Peterkin family c. 1905, buried here are many former slaves and their descendants.
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
(Front) The first church built by African Americans at Fort Motte grew out of services held by slaves at nearby Bellville, Goshen, Lang...
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
Mt. Lebanon Rd., just SW of its intersection with Old State Rd. (U.S. Hwy. 176), Cameron vicinity This is the original site of Mt....
Oakland Cemetery
(Front) This cemetery was named for nearby Oakland Plantation (c. 1800), the home of William Sabb Thomson (1785-1841), a planter and...
Sandy Run Church/Christian Theus
SANDY RUN CHURCH (Front) This Lutheran church, one of the oldest in the state, is thought to have been organized ca.
St. John Good Samaritan Lodge Hall and Cemetery
(Front) St. John Good Samaritan Lodge Hall and Cemetery were established c. 1900 on land sold by Jack Johnson.
St. Matthew’s Parish
St. Matthew’s Parish was established by the S.C. Colonial Assembly between 1765 and 1768.
True Blue Cemetery
(Front) True Blue cemetery was established as the burial ground for slaves, former slaves, and their descendants from True Blue Indigo...