Here’s a statue that’s been around for a few years. To win this week, you’ll need to identify who the subject is and where the statue is. Bonus points for telling us even more. Send your guess – and your name and hometown – to feedback@statehousereport.com.
Last week’s image of “Historic Church,” showed the Indiantown Presbyterian Church in rural Williamsburg County.
Bill Segars of Hartsville shared, “The original Indiantown Church was burned on Aug. 27, 1780 by British Major James Wemyss because he deemed it to be ‘a sedition shop.’ Indiantown Presbyterian Church was one of 13 colonial churches burned in South Carolina during the American Revolution. This Meeting House-style building, built in 1830, is the third building to serve the Indiantown area. This building was razed and a basement added under it in 1919. The church was established in 1757 and continues to have an active congregation today.”
David M. Taylor of Darlington added that this was inscribed on a marker outside of the church:
“Organized in 1757 with John James and Robert Wilson as founding elders. Burned by the British in 1780 as “a sedition shop.” Rebuilt after the Revolution. Present building begun in 1890, remodeled in 1919. Maj. John James, Revolutionary hero, is buried in the churchyard.“
Others who correctly identified the photo were Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas; Jay Altman and Elizabeth Jones, both of Columbia; George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Jacie Godfrey of Florence; Penny Forrester of Tallahassee, Fla.; David Lupo of Mount Pleasant; and Pat Keadle of Wagener.
>> Send us a mystery picture. If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: feedback@statehousereport.com and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
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