The Meeting House

The Meeting House is a South Carolina historical marker in Lake View vicinity, Dillon County, dedicated 1970.

Dillon County · dedicated 1970 · Bear Swamp Baptist Church, 541 Bear Swamp Rd. (S.C. Sec. Rd. 17-56), Lake View vicinity

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On December 22, 1801, one acre on the north side of Bear Swamp was deeded for the use of the Baptist Society. Local tradition says that the meeting house that stood on this tract was built in the 1780s and was used as a camp site by travelers between Fayetteville and Georgetown. In 1831, the Baptist Society was constituted as Bear Swamp church.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Bear Swamp Baptist Church and The Friday Afternoon Book Club of Lake View, S.C.

The Meeting House

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