Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery | |
 Statue erected to the memory of Elisabeth Hutchinson Jackson, mother of Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the united States | |
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| Location | 8 miles north of Lancaster off U.S. Route 521, near Lancaster, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°47′20″N 80°50′52″W / 34.78889°N 80.84778°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1757 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001701[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 11, 1975 |
Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery, also known as Old Waxhaw Cemetery, is a historic Presbyterian church cemetery located near Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina. It was founded in 1757 and is a visual reminder of the pioneer settlement of Waxhaw. It includes noteworthy examples of 18th and 19th century tombstones.[2][3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
Notable burials
[edit]- William Richardson Davie, Governor of North Carolina, 1798
- Andrew Jackson, Sr., father of Andrew Jackson
- Andrew Pickens, Sr. and Ann Pickens, parents of Andrew Pickens, U.S. Congressman
- James H. Witherspoon, Lt. Governor of South Carolina, 1826–1828
- Casualties of "Buford's Massacre", May 28, 1780
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Crockett, Nancy (June 4, 1975). "Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lancaster County (off U.S. Hwy. 521, Van Wyck vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
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Further reading
[edit]- Patterson, Daniel W., "Backcountry Legends of a Minister's Death," Southern Spaces, 30 October 2012.
Categories:
- Presbyterian churches in South Carolina
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
- 1757 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies
- Presbyterian cemeteries in the United States
- Churches in Lancaster County, South Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Lancaster County, South Carolina