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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV18_st-peters-meetzes-lutheran-church_Lexington-SC.html
This church, organized in 1780, held services in German and English until 1874. In 1835 it aligned with the Tennessee Synod and remained in it until 1922, when St. Peter's reunited with the South Carolina Synod. This 1953 sanctuary is the fourth h…
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Obelisk[South]"I do not believe that the men who served in uniform in Vietnam have been given the credit they deserve. It was a difficult war against an unorthodox enemy."Gen. Wm. C. Westmoreland[East]"In this column I want to tell you what the op…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEOI_tomb-of-dr-e-l-hazelius_Lexington-SC.html
At this site is the grave of the Reverend Ernest L. Hazelius, 1777-1853, Lutheran clergyman, Doctor of Divinity, teacher, and author of several books on church history and theology. From 1834 to 1853, he was professor of theology in the Lutheran C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEOG_st-stephens-church_Lexington-SC.html
This Lutheran Church, founded by 1830, and the earliest church in Lexington, dedicated its first-known house of worship on this site in 1831. In 1865 Union troops under Wm. T. Sherman burned the structure. The congregation's second building, dedic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEO8_old-time-religion_Lexington-SC.html
Around 1888 near this site,Charles D. Tillman wasconducting a tent revivaland first heard thelocal Negro spiritual"Old Time Religion."Tillman had the song leaderassist him in notating themusic and lyrics. It is nowseen in nearly every GospelSong b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEO7_lexington-baptist-church_Lexington-SC.html
This church was constituted May 21, 1893, with ten charter members. The original one-room frame building, dedicated 1894 and located on land given by James C. Fort, was across Main Street about 600 feet east of here. The congregation of about 150 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMENW_lexington-county-world-war-i-monument_Lexington-SC.html
[Southeast]A tributeto thesoldiers, sailors,and marinesofLexington Countywho gave their livesinthe World War.1917 ——- 1918[Northwest]African-American VeteransAllen, James A.; Buzard, Fred; Dreher, Walter; Ealey, Horace; Etheredge, John…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMENV_lexington-county-confederate-monument_Lexington-SC.html
[Southeast]Lexington's valiantsonswho went forth tobattle for theircountry's cause.And gave their livesin the service of theConfederate States.A.D. 1861-1865.[Crossed Swords][List of Names]To Our Confederate Dead[Northeast]Their deeds are notforgo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEKM_lexington-courthouses_Lexington-SC.html
On this site or close by have stood five courthouses of Lexington District or County. In 1820 Barbara Corley deeded land in the present town for a centrally located courthouse. A later ante-bellum building was burned Feb. 17, 1865 by Sherman. Two …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEKB_cotton-gin_Lexington-SC.html
This c. 1850 building once stood north of the Saluda River in the Dutch Forks Pineridge area. Turned by one or two mules or horses, the wooden gears underneath powered the saw-toothed gin upstairs to extract seed from raw cotton. Working eight hou…