Pioneer Graveyard (38-11)
N 33° 29.537 W 080° 52.076
17S E 512268 N 3705871
A historic graveyard near the old city center.
Waymark Code: WM94DY
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2010
Views: 10
From the time of the first settlement of Orangeburg Township in 1735 until the founding of various denominational cemeteries, this plot of ground was the final resting place for the early inhabitants. The first church in the Orangeburg area was erected here about 1750 by the Swiss and German settlers of the Reverend John Giessendanner's congregation.
1970 by The City of Orangeburg. (Marker Number 38-11.)
Marker Name: 38-11
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Historic Site
Marker number: 38-11
County: Orangeburg
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