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Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery

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Architect
  
Multiple

Address
  
Lancaster, SC 29720, USA

Year built
  
1757

Burials
  
William Richardson Davie

NRHP Reference #
  
75001701

Area
  
2 ha

Added to NRHP
  
11 September 1975

Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery

Location
  
8 miles north of Lancaster off U.S. Route 521, near Lancaster, South Carolina

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.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Notable burials

  • 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

    Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery Wikipedia
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