Category: Edisto REC

Members of the Clemson University statewide gravesites team conducted a controlled burn at the Old Church gravesite at Edisto REC in February 2022.

The cemetery located within a pine timber stand has graves in rows. The ruins of a church are nearby, and an estimated 60+ graves are believed to be those of congregants who attended the church.

Some headstones are present, but there are many depressions with no marker. The graves are estimated to date back to 1870-1930.

Clearing work was completed of this site on Feb. 27, 2022.

Members of the Clemson University statewide gravesites team visited the Old Church gravesite at the Edisto Research and Education Center in summer 2021.

The team spent several hours walking the site during the visit, photographing the area and documenting their observations.

The Old Church gravesite is one of three located at the Edisto REC and is believed that congregants who attended the church are buried there. The site is believed to comprise 60+ graves dating from 1870-1930.