St. James, Goose Creek

St. James, Goose Creek is a South Carolina historical marker in Goose Creek, Berkeley County, dedicated 2007.

Berkeley County · dedicated 2007 · Vestry Ln., just off Snake River Rd. (S.C. Sec. Rd. 8-208), Goose Creek, Goose Creek

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Front: St. James, Goose Creek was one of the first Anglican parishes in the lowcountry, created by the Church Act of 1706. The first church here , built in 1707, was a frame building. This Georgian brick church, covered in stucco, was completed in 1719. Described in 1855 as “a romantically situated ancient church,” it was restored after the Charleston Earthquake of 1886, in 1907, and in 1955. Reverse: Exterior features include a hipped roof and a pediment with a relief of a pelican feeding her young, symbol of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, which sent missionaries here from London. Interior features include a tall pulpit, the Royal arms of George I, and a hatchment, or arms, of the Izard family. This church was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1970.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Vestry of the St. James, Goose Creek Church

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