Washington Street Methodist Church

Washington Street Methodist Church is a South Carolina historical marker in Columbia, Richland County, dedicated 1938.

Richland County · dedicated 1938 · 1401 Washington St., Columbia, Columbia

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A church was built here between 1803 and 1805; another church, erected 1832, was burned by Union troops in 1865 and reconstructed in 1866 of salvaged brick and clay mortar. Present church dedicated 1875. Bishop Wm. Capers (1790-1855), founder of missions to slaves in S. C., was pastor and is buried here.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Columbia Sesquicentennial Commission of 1936

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On the National Register nearby

Washington Street United Methodist Church140 ft
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Places within about 300 feet of this marker that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A nearby listing is not always the marker's own subject.