Record #:

22548

Author(s):

Dunlap, Lily Doyle

Abstract:

Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church in Waxhaw, North Carolina is known for the contributions of its families to American liberty. Settled by Scotch-Irish families who immigrated to escape persecution, Waxhaw became a center of revolutionary soldiers and American political leaders.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 20 Issue 1, April-July 1920, p139-144

Subject(s):

Presbyterian church buildings; Waxhaw, North Carolina; North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783; North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775