Near Round O in Colleton County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Colonel Issac Hayne

Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 1, 2008

1. Colonel Issac Hayne Marker

Inscription. As a grateful and reverential tribute
to
A noble martyr in behalf of liberty
The State Of
South Carolina
Has erected this memorial to
Colonel Issac Hayne
who was captured near here by the British
July 6, 1781, and in violation of the Customs
of War was hanged in Charles Town August 4, 1781,
and whose body was buried here in his garden.

"DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI."

Erected 1929.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1789.

Location. 32° 48.421′ N, 80° 28.766′ W. Marker is near Round O, South Carolina, in Colleton County. It is on Cemetery Road 1.2 miles north of Charleston Highway (South Carolina Highway 64). Cemetery Rd is a dirt road marked with a stone Mile Marker and a brown wooden sign (see pictures below). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Round O SC 29474, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic

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Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

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: Fateful Choices - The Hanging Of Isaac Hayne (within shouting distance of this marker); Ruins of Pon Pon Chapel of Ease (approx. 0.6 miles away); Pon Pon Chapel (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Pon Pon Chapel (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bethel Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Burial Site of Captain John Herbert Dent (approx. 1.1 miles away); Battle Of Parker's Ferry (approx. 1.4 miles away); Old Jacksonborough (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Round O.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Martyr Of The Revolution / Hayne Hall (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Related markers. Click here for a list

"Mile" Marker, at SC 64 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud

2. "Mile" Marker, at SC 64

1 mile to Grave of Col. Isaac Hayne Revolutionary War Hero

of markers that are related to this marker.

Issac Hayne Historic Burial Site Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 1, 2008

3. Issac Hayne Historic Burial Site Marker

The site is managed by South Carolina State Park Service as part of Colleton State Park.

Colonel Issac Hayne Marker and gravesite image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 1, 2008

4. Colonel Issac Hayne Marker and gravesite

See "Other Nearby Markers" section for more information.

Colonel Issac Hayne State Tribute Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 27, 2013

5. Colonel Issac Hayne State Tribute Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,886 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 7, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 4, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5. submitted on July 6, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.