Grove Church
Kenansville, Duplin County, North Carolina
Marker Inscription
Grove Church. Presbyterian. First church founded by Scotch-Irish who settled here about 1736.
Erected by North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
The Story
Grove Church was the first congregation founded by the Scotch-Irish settlers who arrived in this part of North Carolina around 1736. Presbyterian in faith, these immigrants planted churches as the anchors of their frontier communities. The marker records the religious and cultural roots of one of the region's earliest European settlements.
Why it matters
It marks the arrival of Scotch-Irish immigrants whose Presbyterian faith and communities helped shape the colonial and early American backcountry.
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Related events
- · Scotch-Irish settlement
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