Lawtonville Church [second Marker]
Inscription
This Baptist congregation, originally known as Savannah River, Carolina Church, was constituted near here March 1, 1775, mainly by members of Coosawhatchie (Beech Branch) Church. Rev. Joshua Lewis was its first known minister. In 1786, the church changed its name to Pipe Creek and by 1836 had moved to Lawtonville.
Renamed Lawtonville in 1884, the church moved to Estill, 1911. Erected 1991 by Lawtonville Baptist Church, Estill, SC
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More markers in Hampton
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