Florence in Florence County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Cruiser Pee Dee, C.S.N.
Photographed by Anna Inbody, March 18, 2012
1. The Cruiser Pee Dee, C.S.N. Marker
Built C.S.N. Navy Yard, Pee Dee, S. C. 1864
Burned to avoid capture March 15, 1865.
No Nation rose so white and fair, None fell so pure of crime.
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Boulder Donated by Winnsboro Granite Co.
Model by Dr. P. H. Brigham
Engraving by Dr. F. H. McLeod
Erection by Brown Bros.
Erected by Brown Bros.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is March 15, 1865.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 34° 11.197′ N, 79° 46.561′ W. Marker was in Florence, South Carolina, in Florence County. It could be reached from Spruce Street. Marker is behind the Florence Museum. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Florence SC 29501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in South Carolina’s Pee Dee. It was also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Lawton-Chase House / Florence Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Timrod Schoolhouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Dark Days of the Holocaust (approx. 0.4 miles away); Beth Israel Congregation (approx. 0.4 miles away); Florence High School / McClenaghan High School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Our Unknown Confederate Veterans (approx. 0.7 miles away); Our Confederate Dead (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florence.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Henry Timrod (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Anna Inbody, March 18, 2012
2. The Cruiser Pee Dee, C.S.N. Marker Reverse
Photographed by Anna Inbody, March 18, 2012
3. Overview
Photographed by Anna Inbody, March 18, 2012
4. The Cruiser Pee Dee, C.S.N. Marker Artwork
Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 981 times since then and 11 times this year. Last updated on May 8, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 20, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
