Nazareth on the Beaverdam Presbyterian Church
Front:
This is the first known site of Townville Presbyterian Church, founded in this area in 1803 as Nazareth on the Beaverdam Presbyterian Church. The church held its services at members’ homes until 1849, when the congregation purchased a frame building and half-acre site here for $1.50.
Reverse:
In 1877 the congregation built a new sanctuary in Townville, 2.5 mi. W. The church was renamed Townville Presbyterian Church in 1885. The cemetery includes the graves of many early church families. In 2002 the Stevenson family donated this site to the Old Nazareth Cemetery Preservation Organization.
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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Old Nazareth Cemetery Preservation Organization
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