Ehrhardt in Colleton County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

John Jacob Heyer

Historical Marker

Photographed By Mike Stroud, January 25, 2009

1. John Jacob Heyer Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Eight Hundred fifty-three feet west of
this marker lies the Northwest corner
of the three hundred acre tract
granted by
The Colonial Governor's Council
to John Jacob Heyer, Sr.
and his wife Mary Magdalene Wagner
of Pfalzgrafenweiler, Germany,
who landed with their children
John, Jacob, Michael
Cristopher and Godfrey
at Bedon's wharf, Charles Towne,
in October, 1751

Erected 1979 by Hiers Research Committee James Lawrence Heirs Chairman.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1751.

Location. 33° 1.803′ N, 81° 2.737′ W. Marker is in Ehrhardt, South Carolina, in Colleton County. Marker is on Confederate Hwy (SC 641), on the right when traveling west. approx. 600 feet W. of US 601, west end of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ehrhardt SC 29081, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Cherry Grove Christian Church (approx. 2.7 miles away);

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St. Johns Baptist Church (approx. 2.9 miles away); Battle At Rivers Bridge / Rivers Bridge Memorials (approx. 3 miles away); Colleton County Confederate Soldiers (approx. 3.3 miles away); A Tradition of Remembering, A Legacy of Preservation (approx. 3.3 miles away); Four County WW II Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Our Confederate Dead (approx. 3.3 miles away); Rivers Bridge Confederate Dead (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ehrhardt.

Regarding John Jacob Heyer. Today,Eight Hundred fifty-three feet west of this marker , only wooded tracts, swamps and highway SC 641 are seen

John Jacob Heyer Marker, seen along Confederate Hwy (SC 641), looking west image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, January 25, 2009

2. John Jacob Heyer Marker, seen along Confederate Hwy (SC 641), looking west

Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church adjacent to the John Jacob Heyer Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2009

3. Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church adjacent to the John Jacob Heyer Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 4,529 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 29, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.