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  • EL Bethel UMC

    This church and cemetery dates to before the Civil War. Please call the church or the Chester County library (803-377-8145) for detailed directions and more information. The Chester County Cemetery...
    EL Bethel UMC

  • Catholic Presbyterian

    Founded 1759, oldest standing church in the county. Please call the church or the Chester County library (803-377-8145) for detailed directions and more information. The Chester County Cemetery surv...
    Catholic Presbyterian

  • Gethsemane Baptist

    Founded 1852, cemetery, first African-American congregation in the county....
    Gethsemane Baptist

  • Mt. Prospect Methodist

    Built c. 1851, this church still has an intact slave gallery. Call the church or the Chester County library (803-377-8145) for detailed directions or for more information. The Chester County Cemeter...
    Mt. Prospect Methodist

  • Chester First Baptist

    First church founded in the city of Chester in 1836. Please call the church or the Chester County library (803-377-8145) for detailed directions and more information. The Chester County Cemetery su...
    Chester First Baptist

  • Bethlehem Baptist

    Predates the Civil War, cemetery. Call the church or the Chester County library (803-377-8145) for detailed directions and more information....
    Bethlehem Baptist

  • Black Rock Baptist

    Founded in 1853 by the Rev. Leroy Featherstone. Call the church or the Chester County library (803-377-8145) for detailed directions and more information. The Chester County Cemetery survey needs yo...
    Black Rock Baptist

  • Bethel UMC

    Founded in 1837 and built in 1898. Please call the church or the Chester County library (803-377-8145) for detailed directions and more information. The Chester County Cemetery survey needs your hel...
    Bethel UMC

  • Chestnut Grove Ame Zion

    Only African-American Spanish-American War Veteran's grave in the country. Please call the church or the Chester County library (803-377-8145) for detailed directions and more information....
    Chestnut Grove Ame Zion

  • The News & Reporter

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    The News & Reporter

  • Chester County Hospital

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    Chester County Hospital

  • Fishdam Ford

    Fishdam Ford was the site of the battle on November 9, 1780, in which Gen. Thomas Sumter's men repelled a night assault by Maj. James Wemyss and the British 63rd Regiment. Gen. Sumter had camped at Fi...
    Fishdam Ford

  • Fishing Creek

    Learning of the disaster at Camden, Patriot Gen. Thomas Sumter pulled his troops northward and camped at Fishing Creek near Great Falls. Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton's mounted troops riding double caugh...
    Fishing Creek

  • Brainerd Institute

    This institute grew out of an 1866 school for freedman. It became Brainerd Institute in 1868 when the Board of Missions of the Presbyterian Church in New York appointed Rev. Samuel Loomis to help esta...
    Brainerd Institute

Attractions and Upcoming Events

EL Bethel UMC

This church and cemetery dates to before the Civil War. Please call the church or the Chester County library (803-377-8145) for detailed directions and more information.

Chester, SC Other Attractions

Carmel United Presbyterian Church

Organized in 1868 by Rev. Samuel Loomis during the Chester Mission, Carmel was a worship center for the students and faculty of Brainerd Institute. It's programs continue to focus on the religious training of African American youth. Call the church or the Chester County library (803-377-8145)

Chester, SC Churches

Chester State Park

Chester State Park has been a haven for hiking, picnicking, boating and fishing for the surrounding communities in the South Carolina Piedmont ever since it was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.

Chester, SC State Parks

Colvin Farm Bed And Breakfast

Colvin Farm is a tranquil 12 acre retreat in the rolling hills of the Piedomnt. The relaxed and comfortable 1835

Chester, SC Businesses

Cotton Hills Farm And Market

Offers living classroom and family farm tours which includes wagon rides and picnics, a petting zoo, a turn-of-the-century tractor engine-operated grist mill, a corn maze, cotton, watermelons and lots of pumpkins in season (generally late September to early November). Groups welcome!

Chester, SC Farms

Things to do near Chester, SC

Rocky Creek And Cedar Creek Reservoir

Rocky Creek and Cedar Creek Reservoir is a 800 acre man-made lake on the Catawba River. It is also known as "Stumpy Pond" an...

Trails of Terror - Haunted Hayride

For those of you who think you may be brave enough to take a ride through our Trails of Terror, here are some things you shou...

Chestnut Grove Ame Zion

Only African-American Spanish-American War Veteran's grave in the country. Please call the church or the Chester County li...

Honeysuckle Acres Bed & Breakfast

Four column, white Colonial Home styled in the manner of a small European guest house on seven park-like acres. Perfect for ...

EL Bethel UMC

This church and cemetery dates to before the Civil War. Please call the church or the Chester County library (803-377-8145) ...