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]
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 |
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.
Further reading
edit- Patterson, Daniel W., "Backcountry Legends of a Minister's Death," Southern Spaces, 30 October 2012.