Biggin Church Ruins

Biggin Church Ruins is a South Carolina historical marker in Moncks Corner, Berkeley County.

Berkeley County · S.C. Hwy. 402, .8 mi. S of its intersection with U.S. Hwy. 52, Moncks Corner

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Front: These ruins are all that remains of Biggin Church, built soon after the American Revolution as the parish church of St. John’s Berkeley Parish. This large parish, created in 1706 by the Anglican Church, was long and narrow, with distinct Upper, Middle, and Lower areas. The church here was named for nearby Biggin Creek, which flows into the Cooper River. Reverse: The first church on this site was a log building. It was replaced ca. 1710-15 by a brick church, which burned in a forest fire in 1755. A brick church covered in stucco, built here ca. 1767, was burned by the British in 1781. These ruins are of the fourth and last church here, used infrequently after the Civil War. This church burned in a forest fire before 1899.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
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