-XL.jpg) |
| Colonial Dorchester, Metropolitan Museum of Art |
 |
| Colonial Dorchester State Park - Bell Tower |
There isn't much left of what was once a lively community. This bell tower was added to the church in 1751. The lengths the settlers had to go to for the freedom to worship in the manner they preferred makes me feel very lucky to live in modern times. These Puritan Pilgrim descendants left England in 1620 to live in this spot only to have South Carolina declare that Anglicanism was to be the official church of the colony. Sigh.
Colonial Dorchester State Park: Abandoned at the start of the Revolutionary War, the town of Dorchester
has all but disappeared, leaving only a handful of original structures
remaining. Visitors can stand below the towering remains of the brick
bell tower of St. George’s Anglican Church, catch a glimpse of a log
wharf during low tide or view the fort made of an oyster-shell concrete
called tabby.
9 comments:
Hi Joan,
We really enjoy your daily post of interesting things and photos around Charleston. Jane and I lived in Mt. Pleasant for 15 years.
You know, in this case I think I like the "after" better than the "before". Sometimes the ruins of churches are more honest.
A pretty neat place to visit, I recommend everyone check it out
Thanks Leo! There is always something new to see around here. We are very lucky.
It is a sweet spot. They are doing a little excavating now. Otherwise it is very peaceful.
Yes, I think of it every two or three years and pay a visit.
The church in the painting and Bruton Parrish Church in Williamsburg have a striking resemblance to each other.
http://www.williamsburgvirginiaguide.com/brutonparishchuch/index.html
It really does. Good connection!
Religious freedom has been important down through the ages.
Post a Comment