Good Hope Church

Good Hope Church is a South Carolina historical marker in Iva vicinity, Anderson County, dedicated 1958.

Anderson County · dedicated 1958 · Near interesection of S.C. Hwy. 184 & S.C. Hwy. 81, Iva vicinity

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Oldest Presbyterian church in continuous existence in Anderson County. Organized in 1789. First pastor, Rev. John Simpson. Congregation worshipped at three sites near Generostee Creek, three miles west of Iva. Old cemetery at third site. Sanctuary built in Iva in 1909, 200 yards west of marker

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Anderson County Historical Association

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