John Wesley first prayed among the Scots of Darien in January 1737. By 1842, a church was built and twice survived being set afire during the Civil War. It was destroyed during the hurricane of 1881. The present structure replaced it in 1883.
Archive for July, 2010
United Methodist Church, 1883, Darien
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The first St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, built in 1844, was torched by Federal troops during their 1863 occupation of Darien. After meeting for several years in The Ridge, the congregation returned to Darien and commissioned the present structure.
Thompson House, The Ridge
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This neighborhood, also known as Ridgeville, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Shrimper’s Transport, Valona
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Pink Store, Mystic
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Mystic High School, 1928
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Grier & Biggers, Architects – McCowan Brothers, Builders
G. Morgan Copland was the first Principal. Members of the Board of Trustees were: J. B. Morgan, Chairman; John M. Willis, Secretary-Treasurer; M. G. Hogan; Warren Fletcher; and W. A. York.
Later home to Irwin Academy and Grace Christian Academy.
Mr. Foster Goolsby served for many years as headmaster of Irwin Academy.
Mystic High School, 1928
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Date Medallion, Mystic High School, 1928
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Abandoned Shop, Mystic High School
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Courthouse & Confederate Monument, Abbeville
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