Sunrise At Symmes Chapel
Photo by Robert C. Clark
Locals call it Pretty Place. The open-air chapel tops Standing Stone Mountain in northern Greenville County near the North Carolina line. Inscribed above the cross is a line from Psalms 121:1. “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills ....”
Symmes Chapel looks over Jones Gap State Park. More than 100 couples tie the knot here each year. Fred Symmes donate…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Tom Poland: A Southern Writer to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.