Pon Pon Chapel was built in 1820 in

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. It was located "on Parker’s Ferry Road, the busy stagecoach thoroughfare that connected

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and

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." Today, Parker's Ferry Road is a barely paved road along the south side of a power line right of way, and the ruins of the chapel can be found along this road east of Jacksonboro Road (State Road S-15-40). It was listed on the

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in 1972.

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Buildings and structures in Colleton County, South Carolina Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina History of South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Colleton County, South Carolina Religious buildings and structures completed in 1820 {{SouthCarolina-church-stub