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Pompion Hill
Chapel
POMPION
The original Episcopal chapel at Pompion Hill is
said to have been the first church building erected outside of
Charleston. It was built in 1703 by private subscription of
the parishoners and the liberal assistance of Sir Nathaniel
Johnson.
In 1747 this church became a "Parochial Chapel
of Ease for the Parish of St. Thomas."
The present
building, which was erected in 1767, is a small slate-roofed
brick building, simple but lovely with its fan shaped windows
and doors. The brick and tile floor is laid in a
herring-bone pattern.
Pompion Hill Chapel is no longer
used, but it is in excellent condition.
BY
HAZEL CROWSON SELLERS
South Carolina Churches
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