The Pleasant Grove Camp Meeting Ground is a historic

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national

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located near Waxhaw,

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. The district encompasses four

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and one

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. The main building is the arbor that dates to 1830. It is an 80 feet long by 60 feet wide open sided frame structure with a gable roof surround on all four sides by pent roof extensions. Located nearby are the church and former schoolhouse, now used as the preacher's dwelling, and the old

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. It was listed on the

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in 1973.

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Pleasant Grove CampgroundPleasant Grove United Methodist Church
Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Geography of Union County, North Carolina Buildings and structures in Union County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Union County, North Carolina Camp meeting grounds Methodism in North Carolina Campgrounds in North Carolina {{UnionCountyNC-NRHP-stub

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