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Church of Prince Frederick's
Winyah
—NEAR THE GREAT PEEDEE
When the Church of Prince George's, Winyah,
which was established in 1721, was subdivided in 1734, Prince
Frederick's Chapel was put within the limits of Prince
Frederick's Parish.
When the first church was erected
is not known, but the building was framed with a small
four-columned portico. It is said to have stood on a high
bluff overlooking Black River, about twenty miles southwest of
the present structure. A graveyard, which covers at least two
acres, located at this site, is overgrown with tangled vines
and wild flowers. The tombstones date back a century or
more.
The present building is less than a hundred years
old, but has all the earmarks of antiquity. It is built of
brick covered with a plaster that has crumbled and turned a
reddish-pink in color, with a fan lighted entrance, wheel
window, and pinnacled belfry in the front tower. It stands by
the side of a lonely road where huge oaks covered with grey
moss convey an indescribable feeling of sadness to the
passerby.
BY
HAZEL CROWSON SELLERS
South Carolina
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