Art In The Streets – Week 9

Art In The Streets

Photography Challenge – Week 9

March 9 – 15

Every Wednesday the Art In The Streets Photography Challenge takes place . This is my 9th week I’ve been sharing interesting places and I not only enjoy posting my photos but also seeing the many wonderful photos from other bloggers. A few weeks ago I posted some interesting trees while traveling to Indiana.  Cool Tree Shots from North Carolina to Indiana

This week, we will be touring a bit of history in a small town in South Carolina.

PRINCE FREDERICK’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Plantersville, South Carolina

A beautiful chapel back in it’s time, Prince Frederick’s Chapel has so much history. The first Chapel was built in the 1700’s but was abandoned in 1810 and in 1837 a new wooden Chapel was built. Within twenty years that Chapel became inadequate and the building of the new brick Chapel began in 1859. Unfortunately the Civil War put a halt on building and they were financially devastated and they were unable to complete the beautiful Prince Frederick’s Chapel until 1877.

Prince Frederick’s Chapel played a major role in the religious life of the Pee Dee settlers in the latter half of the 19th century. With the decline of the rice economy, parishioners migrated to the more densely populated urban areas and the church suffered from lack of maintenance.

The ruins of the chapel are all that remain of what once was a striking example of Gothic Revival architecture in South Carolina. Slowly there were fewer and fewer families left to support the Chapel, mostly due to the rice industry collapse after the war. The Chapel slowly turned to ruins and in 1966 the main body of the Chapel was declared unsafe and destroyed.  The only part that remains today is the facade with the steeple tower.

There is also a cemetery on the grounds of the Chapel which unfortunately is not kept up.  The entire area is fenced off but from what is left, you can tell it was a beautiful Chapel in it’s time.

Many motorcycle groups love to ride through the winding country roads between Conway and Charleston to visit the ruins of Prince Frederick’s Chapel in Plantersville, South Carolina.

Click on this link to see more beautiful photos and read more about the history of this Chapel:

Prince Frederick’s Chapel

I hope you enjoyed my short tour to Prince Frederick’s Chapel and make sure to check out Lee-Annes   site for her beautiful Art in the Streets.

If you like to take photos of interesting things, why not join the Art in the Streets Photo Challenge. I’d love to share your photos!  #ArtStreets

How to Participate in the Art in the Streets Photo Challenge:

Every Wednesday I will post a photo of an artwork in a public place that has caught my eye with a brief description on what it is it is and how to find it. If you would like to join in this photo challenge, create a blog post with your photo which includes the tag ‘ArtStreets’. Link your post to mine. You are welcome to post any day of the week. When I’ve read your post, I will tweet it and share on my Facebook page to say thanks for stopping by. Can’t wait to see the beautiful things that you find.

Click on this link to add your blog post with photos and view the other bloggers that are doing this photo challenge.

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