On SC Highway 9 in Richburg, South Carolina in Chester County sits a plain but beautiful Confederate Soldiers' Monument in front of the Union Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church right by the church cemetery where dozens of former Confederate soldiers are buried.
Originally called the Rocky Creek Meeting House founded in the early 1770’s as a part of the Reformed Denomination, the congregation of Union ARP Church was organized around 1795. The current sanctuary, the second on the site, was constructed in 1848. It was moved a short distance and remodeled in 1913.
The monument, erected on May 7, 1939 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, lists the names of all the veterans buried in the church cemetery.
Originally called the Rocky Creek Meeting House founded in the early 1770’s as a part of the Reformed Denomination, the congregation of Union ARP Church was organized around 1795. The current sanctuary, the second on the site, was constructed in 1848. It was moved a short distance and remodeled in 1913.
The monument, erected on May 7, 1939 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, lists the names of all the veterans buried in the church cemetery.
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| Church, monument, and cemetery as seen from across SC Highway 9. |
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