Fourth Creek Congregation, Statesville
Facts and practical information
The community of the Fourth Creek Congregation was a group of Scots-Irish Presbyterians who first arrived in the Province of North Carolina in the mid to late 1730s and established a congregation by 1750 under pastor John Thompson in Anson County which became Rowan County in 1753 and finally Iredell County in 1788. The site of the Fourth Creek Congregation was chosen as the location of the county seat of Iredell County in 1789 and was named Statesville in 1789. The Fourth Creek Presybterian Church officially became the First Presbyterian Church of Statesville in 1875. ()
Statesville
Fourth Creek Congregation – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Vance House Museum, Iredell Museums, Statesville Historical Collection, Congregation Emanuel.