Rock Hill Couple Issues Plea to Save Historic Church
Ed and Kate Johnson explain the history of the Rock Hill Presbyterian Church and why it is important to save the historic church from the wrecking ball.
Rock Hill Alderman Ed Johnson, Ward 1, and his wife Kate recently distributed a brief history on the Rock Hill Presbyterian Church and a plea to save the historic church from demolition. See previous article: Group Still Seeking Donations to Save Historic Church They emailed the information to several individuals and organizations in hopes of drumming up financial support to to save the church, which was built in 1845. Here is what they wrote: At the crossroads of Manchester Road and McKnight Road, in the northeast corner of Rock Hill sits the Rock Hill Presbyterian Church. The church is at the crossroads of its life and a cradle of the Civil Rights Movement. A decision has been made to save the Fairfax House, a house built by James C. …
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Donna Jobst
11:33 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
I think we Americans should take lessons from the Irish. In Ireland you will see a new house, next to a house with a thatched roof, right next to an stone house that is centuries old. The Irish are proud of their present, future and their past. They want the world to not only hear about their past, but to see it as well. Your can see mansions from long ago that have survived the good times, and … more ›