0 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 9 ), ▁education ▁building , ▁and ▁c emetery . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁Location ▁and ▁history ▁The ▁Dam asc us ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁Ar bor , ▁church , ▁and ▁c emetery ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁rural ▁north west ▁I red ell ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁Snow ▁Creek ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Love ▁Valley , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁are ▁nearby . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁and ▁is ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁ar bor . ▁ ▁The ▁c emetery ▁is ▁located ▁south west ▁of ▁the ▁ar bor ▁on ▁an ▁open ▁hill side . ▁ ▁The ▁c emetery ▁contains ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 ▁markers , ▁mostly ▁field st ones ▁but ▁some ▁ins cribed ▁markers ▁d ating ▁from ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁Dam asc us ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ' s ▁roots ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁May ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁when ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁Bapt ists ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Dam asc us ▁Me eting ▁House ▁across ▁the ▁Snow ▁Creek ▁from ▁the ▁current ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁minister ▁of ▁the ▁church , ▁William ▁Gar ner , ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁service ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 4 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁the ▁church ▁appointed ▁man agers ▁to ▁construct ▁the ▁ar bor .