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Providence Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church [Second Marker]

Providence Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church [Second Marker] is a South Carolina historical marker in Clinton, Laurens County, dedicated 1977.

Laurens County · dedicated 1977 · 350 yds. N of S.C. Sec. Rd. 30-43, about 1.2 mi. W of Clinton, Clinton

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This cemetery marks the original site of Providence Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, founded Sept. 10, 1836. Buried here is William Blakely, Sr., survivor of Hayes Station Massacre, 1781, who with Samuel Blakely donated the land for the church and cemetery. The congregation moved to Clinton about 1902.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
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Providence Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church [Second Marker]

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