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Judge Glover's Home
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By Mike Stroud, 2010 | |
| | | 1. Judge Glover's Home Marker | | |
Inscription. This house, used as headquarters by General William T. Sherman on February 12, 1865, was built in 1846 by Thomas Worth Glover (1798-1884), Teacher, Lawyer, Legislator, Circuit Judge, and Signer of the Ordinance of Secession. The house has been remodeled several times. It fronted originally on Russell Street.
Erected 1970 by Orangeburg County Historical Society. (Marker Number 38-13.)
Location. 33° 29.475′ N, 80° 51.438′ W. Marker is in Orangeburg, South Carolina, in Orangeburg County. Marker is on Whitman Street, on the left when traveling east. Click for map. Located between Magnolia Street (US 21 / 601) and Elliott Street SE. Marker is in this post office area: Orangeburg SC 29115, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Church of the Redeemer (about 400 feet away, in a direct line); The Orangeburg Massacre (approx. 0.3 miles away); South Carolina State University (approx. 0.3 miles away); Trinity United Methodist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Court House Square (approx. 0.4 miles away); Orangeburg Confederate Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Williams Chapel A.M.E. Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Two Old Guns Of Captain Henry Felder (approx. 0.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Orangeburg.| | | | 
By Mike Stroud, June 3, 2010 | |
| | | 2. Judge Glover's Home and Marker | | |
Regarding Judge Glover's Home. Judge Thomas W. Glover House: 525 Whitman St. Believed to have been built between 1833 and 1838 by Judge Thomas Worth Glover, a leading citizen of Orangeburg and a signer of the Ordinance of Secession,this stately house was used by General William T. Sherman as his headquarters during the invasion by Union
soldiers in Orangeburg County. Because of its beauty Sherman left a guard at the house to make sure the structure was not harmed.(City of Orangeburg) |
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By Mike Stroud, June 3, 2010 | |
| | | 3. Judge Glover's Home Marker, seen looking east along Whitman Street | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on June 28, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 599 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 28, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
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