Round O Baptist Church historical marker dedicated
From left to right: Deacon Carl Goodson, county historian Brian Gandy, state Rep. Robert Williams. PHOTO BY BOBBY BRYANT
Front of the historical marker on Society Hill Road. PHOTO BY BOBBY BRYANT
Deacon Carl Goodson, county historian Brian Gandy and state Rep. Robert Williams were among those who turned out Friday for the dedication of an historical marker at Round O Missionary Baptist Church on Society Hill Road. The event was organized by WeGOJA Foundation, the S.C. African-American Heritage Commission and the church, whose history goes back to the 1880s. “Souls have been saved” here, Goodson said. The church’s name is believed to derive from a plantation called Round O, and also from the O-shaped parcel of land it was sited on. PHOTOS BY BOBBY BRYANT