Lower Long Cane Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Long Cane Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church is a historic Associate Reformed Presbyterian church in McCormick County, South Carolina four miles west of Troy, South Carolina on SC 33–36. Adjacent to the church building is a cemetery dating to circa 1790. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. History of congregation Long Cane's origins date to 1771, when the church was established as an Associate Presbyterian congregation, one of several fostered before the American Revolution by Dr. Thomas Clark (d. 1792). Clark and one hundred families had emigrated from Ireland in 1764, and had settled in Stillwater, and then Salem, New York; several families soon moved south, settling near Long Cane Creek, near what was then called "the Calhoun settlement" in the South Carolina backcountry. Dr. Clark himself moved to South Carolina in 1782 and served as minister of the Long Cane, Cedar Creek (later Cedar Springs), and Little Run (or Little River) c ...
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Troy, South Carolina
Troy is a town in Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 93 at the 2010 census. History The Long Cane Massacre Site and Lower Long Cane Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography Troy is located in the southwest corner of Greenwood County at (33.9869, -82.2958). South Carolina Highway 10 passes through the town, leading northeast to Greenwood, the county seat, and south to McCormick. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 105 people, 43 households, and 32 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 51 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 71.43% White and 28.57% African American. There were 43 households, out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 14.0 ...
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