St. Anne Catholic Church
(Front text)
Members of the Catholic Church of
St.Lawrence laid the cornerstone of
the Catholic Church of St. Anne here
in 1909 next to St. Joseph's Academy
(1862-1929). St. Anne's is an early Gothic
revival structure, with a cruciform
floor plan. For the past several decades
the parish has operated a school
here and, since 1974, has been served
by an order of priests known as the
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate.
(Reverse text)
Sumter County's first Catholic Church
was built, 1838, on Providence
Plantation, near present day Dalzell. Some
time later, the church was closed and
then sold. The proceeds were "invested
in the future church of Sumterville."
The old Methodist Church, 1848,
located within the present 300 block
of West Liberty Street, was purchased,
remodeled, and dedicated to Saint
Lawrence, martyr. The cemetery was
relocated on West Oakland Avenue
retaining the same name.
Marker is on East Liberty Street (US 76, State Road 763) near South Lafayette Drive (US 15), on the right when traveling east.
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