Trinity Episcopal Church

Historical marker location:

101 North Church Street, Abbeville, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of North Church Street and Trinity Street, on the left when traveling north on North Church Street.)

<i>Abbeville's Gothic Revival Church</i>.

South Carolina was the birthplace of the modern American barbecue tradition. In the early 19th century, African slaves in the state developed a technique for slow-cooking meat over a wood fire, which became known as "barbecue." Today, South Carolina is known for its distinctive mustard-based barbecue sauce, which is popular in the central part of the state.