Chester County, SC Other Attractions
EL Bethel UMC
This church and cemetery dates to before the Civil War. Please call the church or the Chester County library (803-377-8145) for detailed directions and more information.
Catholic Presbyterian
Founded 1759, oldest standing church in the county. Please call the church or the Chester County library (803-377-8145) for detailed directions and more information.
Gethsemane Baptist
Founded 1852
Mt. Prospect Methodist
Built c. 1851, this church still has an intact slave gallery. Call the church or the Chester County library (803-377-8145) for detailed directions or for more information.
Chester First Baptist
First church founded in the city of Chester in 1836. Please call the church or the Chester County library (803-377-8145) for detailed directions and more information.
Bethlehem Baptist
Predates the Civil War, cemetery. Call the church or the Chester County library (803-377-8145)
Black Rock Baptist
Founded in 1853 by the Rev. Leroy Featherstone. Call the church or the Chester County library (803-377-8145) for detailed directions and more information.
Bethel UMC
Founded in 1837 and built in 1898. Please call the church or the Chester County library (803-377-8145) for detailed directions and more information.
Chestnut Grove Ame Zion
Only African-American Spanish-American War Veteran's grave in the country. Please call the church or the Chester County library (803-377-8145)
Fishdam Ford
Fishdam Ford was the site of the battle on November 9, 1780, in which Gen. Thomas Sumter's men repelled a night assault by Maj. James Wemyss and the British 63
Fishing Creek
Learning of the disaster at Camden, Patriot Gen. Thomas Sumter pulled his troops northward and camped at Fishing Creek near Great Falls. Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton'
Brainerd Institute
This institute grew out of an 1866 school for freedman. It became Brainerd Institute in 1868
Rocky Creek And Cedar Creek Reservoir
Rocky Creek and Cedar Creek Reservoir is a 800 acre man-made lake on the Catawba River. It is also known as "Stumpy Pond"