Sheldon Church Ruins
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The Old Sheldon Church was built in the Greek Revival style between 1745 and 1755 in Beaufort, South Carolina. The house of worship was burned by the British in 1799 during the Revolutionary War. In 1826 it was rebuilt and later burnt by the South's favorite arsonist, William Tecumseh Sherman, in 1865. 1 The ruins lie amongst majestic oaks and scattered graves. Inside the ruins of the church lies the remains of Colonel William Bull, who "greatly assisted General Oglethorpe in establishing the physical layout of Savannah, Georgia. Bull surveyed the land in 1733 to form the basic grid pattern of the streets and squares." 2
An annual service is held the second Sunday after Easter.
Sources
1. http://www.charmingtowns.com/dir/society/historic_sites/sheldon_church.html
