Kingston Presbyterian Church Cemetery

Kingston Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Conway in Horry County, South Carolina.[2] It contains fine examples of Victorian-era funerary art, especially those in the Beaty family plot. Portions of the cemetery site were first the old Kingston "burying ground", established about 1737, and burials continued until 1909.[3] It is co-located with the Kingston Presbyterian Church, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Kingston Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Beaty Family Plot, June 2010
Location800 Third Ave., Conway, South Carolina
Coordinates33°50′10″N 79°2′43″W
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Builtc1737
Architectural styleVictorian Gravestone Art
MPSConway MRA
NRHP reference No.86002229[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 05, 1986

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Kingston Presbyterian Church Cemetery" (PDF). South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission. June 25, 1986. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  3. "South Carolina Department of Archives and History". National Register Properties in South Carolina: Kingston Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Horry County (507 Main St., Conway), including six photos. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. 2010-06-19.


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