Black Oak Church, also called Trinity Black Oak Church, and its graveyard was located on a piece of land containing about three acres and was situated on Black Oak Road,
The altar in the Pineville Church dates back to 1810. According to Frederick A. Porcher’s Memoirs, in the early 19th century a sermon was preached every Sunday morning in the Pineville Church. In the afternoon, the congregation reassembled and evening prayers were read. No sermon followed, none was expected, and none was desired. Porcher wrote,
Editor s note: This is the rest of Keith Gourdin s article titled "Springfield Plantation and its carving" from the Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, edition of The Berkeley Independent.
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The Pineville Academy was incorporated by the State of South Carolina in 1805. It had the right to own real and personal property and to produce income not exceeding $5,000 a year. A provision allowed the academy to receive escheated (confiscated by the state) property in St. Stephen’s Parish. A controversy arose when Mrs. Elizabeth