St. Matthew's Parish Episcopal Church

St. Matthew's Parish Episcopal Church is a South Carolina historical marker in Calhoun County.

Calhoun County · Intersection of U.S. Hwy. 601 & S.C. Hwy. 419, NE of St. Matthews, St. Matthews

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Stands 0.4 mile NW of this spot. An act creating the parish in 1765 was disallowed by the king. A second act was approved in 1768. The first of four buildings, each on a different site, was erected in 1766. The present edifice was built in 1852. The congregation was incorporated in 1788 as a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church.

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