Near Heath Springs in Lancaster County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

James Ingram Home

Photographed by Ronald Patton, August 28, 2023

1. James Ingram Home Marker

Refurbished Marker

Inscription. While on his Southern tour, President George Washington spent the night of May 26, 1791, at the James Ingram house, near here. According to Washington's diary, he left Ingram's at four o'clock the next morning and continued his journey northward, traveling eighteen miles before breakfast. Sherman's Army is said to have destroyed the house in 1865.

Erected 1970 by Waxhaw Chapter-Daughters of the American Revolution. (Marker Number 29-10.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, and the George Washington Slept Here series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is May 26, 2005.

Location. 34° 33.972′ N, 80° 40.356′ W. Marker is near Heath Springs, South Carolina, in Lancaster County. It is at the intersection of Flat Rock Road and Hanging Rock Road, on the left when traveling south on Flat Rock Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Heath Springs SC 29058, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands

and in the Olde English District. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Battle of the Hanging Rock (approx. 0.6

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miles away); Battle of Hanging Rock (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Hanging Rock Mineral Spring (approx. 1.6 miles away); Birthplace of Dr. James Marion Sims (approx. 2½ miles away); Birthplace of James Marion Sims, M.D. (approx. 3.4 miles away); Beaver Creek Skirmish / Capture of Provisions at Flat Rock (approx. 3½ miles away); Stoneboro (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Heath Springs.

Additional keywords. Washington's Southern Tour

James Ingram House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009

2. James Ingram House Marker

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009

3. James Ingram Home Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,856 times since then and 140 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 1, 2023, by Ronald Patton of Lancaster, South Carolina. 2, 3. submitted on October 31, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.