Bowman in Orangeburg County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Captain Richard A Morris
Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 1, 2011
1. Captain Richard A Morris Marker
Captain Richard A. Morris
Who in crashing his crippled jet
plane at this spot February 19, 1965
and in giving his life may have
saved the lives of many townspeople
of Bowman.
Dedicated by Town of Bowman and
The American Legion Post 64.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1850.
Location. 33° 20.984′ N, 80° 40.981′ W. Marker is in Bowman, South Carolina, in Orangeburg County. It is on Charleston Highway (U.S. 178) near Park Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bowman SC 29018, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry and in Santee Cooper Country. 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bowman War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Bowman S.C. (within shouting distance of this marker); Bowman Rosenwald School (approx. half a mile away); Walnut Grove Church (approx. 5.2 miles away); Shady Grove Camp Ground (approx. 7.1 miles away); Moorefield Memorial Highway (approx. 7.9 miles away); White House Church (approx. 7.9 miles away); Astronaut Frank L. Culbertson, Jr. (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bowman.
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Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 1, 2011
2. Captain Richard A Morris Marker at Memorial Park, in Bowman
Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 16, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 779 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 18, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
