The Calvary Church Historic Marker is located on Highway 150, between Pauline and Pacolet. This same stretch of road is where you will also find the Glenn Springs Historic Marker.
The marker reads:
“The Reverend John D. McCollough was the first rector of this Episcopal Church, which was established in 1848. The original building, consecrated in 1850, stood at the cemetery about ½ mile to the north. The congregation’s present house of worship was consecrated in 1897 by Bishop Ellison Capers.”
Other than what is on the marker itself, about the only thing of note that I could find on the interwebs is that the church was listed on National Register of Historic Places as part of the Glenn Springs Historical District. So I guess I need to entertain you with something else…
While trying to find some info on the Calvary Church Historic Marker, I ran across some cool little factoids about Pacolet.
Since they are usually just click bait, I don’t much care for “listicles”, but I am going to employ a list in order to dazzle you, my lonely, bored reader:
1: Pacolet was originally known as Buzzard’s Roost.
2: Pacolet is a Cherokee word meaning swift horse.
3: Fact number two kind of explains why there is a giant fiberglass horse in the middle of the Pacolet River. HOW there is a giant fiberglass horse in the middle of the Pacolet River is another story. I may have to do another post on this later.
I don’t want to overload you with Pacolet trivia, plus I’m hungry, so I’m going to leave you with my normal plea to help me find more Historic Markers and other interesting sights in and around Spartanburg. See you next time!