First up was the Old Greenwood Cemetery, I had bypassed the markers here for the National Register, and hunted unsuccessfully for a photo request from Find A Grave.
Then, I got to the Old Cokesbury School which I had visited in April when I was up but didn't get a shot of the marker then.
The Greenville Presbyterian Church was next:
Greenville Presbyterian Church
Greenville
Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located near Donalds, Greenwood
County, South Carolina. It was built in 1852 and is basically Greek or
Classical Revival in style, in the meeting house form, and is constructed of
brick. The property also includes a small brick Session House, a large historic
cemetery containing some 1,200 identifiable graves, and a natural spring. The
earliest graves in the church cemetery date from 1777 and numerous markers
indicate service in the American Revolution and American Civil War.
Last Register Site for today was the Old Tabernacle Cemetery. This was a fun one to explore. It's located about a 1000 feet off the highway, and is overgrown and kind of spooky. This is the home of several Civil War notables from the Civil War Era..... There are 2 markers....
Tabernacle Cemetery
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Inscription.
[Original Marker] Site of Old Tabernacle Methodist Church. Buried here are Confederate Generals Martin Witherspoon Gary, Nathan George Evans and other Confederate officers and soldiers. [Second Marker] 1000 feet east is Tabernacle Cemetery on the site of Tabernacle Methodist Church and Tabernacle Academy. Buried here are Generals M.W. Gary & N.G. Evans and other Confederate veterans. From Tabernacle Academy organized in 1820 by Stephen Olin developed Mount Ariel and Cokesbury Conference School. Erected by Robert A Walker and John McKellan Reynolds Chapters, United Daughters of the Confederacy. (Marker Number 24-5.) Marker series. This marker is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy marker series. Location. 34° 15.98′ N, 82° 11.252′ W. Marker is in Hodges, South Carolina, in Greenwood County. Marker is on Cokesbury Road (South Carolina Route 254), on the left when traveling east. Click for map. North of the marker is a short paved area. This is the start of Tabernacle Cemetery Road. The "road" follows the tree line south and enters the woods behind the business on Cokesbury Road. Once you enter the woods, the cemetery will come into view |
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