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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «charleston county» AND «south carolina»

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By Mike Stroud, October 4, 2009
Magnolia Cemetery Marker, reverse side text
RANKED BY RELEVANCE
1 ► South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston, Nomo — 10-53 — Magnolia Cemetery —
On Meeting Street Road (U.S. 52) near Cunnington Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
(Front text) Magnolia Cemetery, established in 1850, was named for Magnolia Umbra Plantation, dating back to 1784. The ca. 1800 house built by Col. William Cunnington serves as the cemetery office. This is a fine example of the "rural . . . — — Map (db m23280) HM
2 ► South Carolina, Charleston County, Mount Pleasant — Charles Pinckney - Statesman — Snee Farm — Charles Pinckney National Historic Site —
Near Long Point Road 0.6 miles west of U.S. 17 when traveling south.
Marker is on the farmhouse porch at north entrance): Charles Pinckney National Historic Site honors Charles Pinckney honors Charles Pinckney of South Carolina, one of the drafters and signers of the Constitution of the United States. . . . — — Map (db m30544) HM
3 ► South Carolina, Colleton County, Green Pond — 15-13 — Temple of Sport —
On Ace Basin Pkwy (U.S. 17) 0.1 miles south of Green Pond Highway (State Highway 303), on the left when traveling north.
On top of this ridge stood a sylvan temple erected before the Revolution by Colonel Barnard Elliott, patriot and sportsman. The structure was supported by columns in the classic manor. The site, a part of Colonel Elliot's plantation "Belleview," . . . — — Map (db m7869) HM

4 ► South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston, South of Broad — U.S. Post Office and Courthouse —
On Broad Street at Meeting Street, on the right when traveling east on Broad Street.
Entered on the National Register of Historic Places August 13, 1974 U.S. Post Office and Courthouse Charleston, South Carolina John H. Devereux Architect 1896 This property significantly contributes to the . . . — — Map (db m27449) HM
5 ► South Carolina, Charleston County, Sullivan's Island — This is Sullivan's Island —
On Poe Ave.
A place where...Africans were brought to this country under extreme conditions of human bondage and degradation. Tens of thousands of captives arrived on Sullivan's Island from the West African shores between 1700 and 1775. Those who remained in . . . — — Map (db m19123) HM

6 ► South Carolina, Abbeville County, Abbeville — First Burial in Long Cane Cemetery —
Near Greenville Street (State Highway 20).
In memory of the first person, a young girl whose name is unknown. Buried here about 1760. The story goes that she was visiting the Lesly family and died as a result of injuries sustained while they were making lye soap. John Lesly and his . . . — — Map (db m18756) HM
7 ► South Carolina, Abbeville County, Abbeville — 1-16 — Long Cane Cemetery —
On Greenville Street (State Highway 20) near Beltline Road (County Road S-1-35).
[Front]: This cemetery, sometimes called Upper Long Cane Cemetery, dates from 1760. It includes the graves of some of the most prominent families of this area from the Colonial era to the present. The first marked grave is the field . . . — — Map (db m50740) HM

8 ► South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston, South of Broad — Ingraham-Forrest House — 10 King Street — circa 1800 —
On King Street just south of Lamboll Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Nathaniel Ingraham (1759-1818) family owned this property for close to fifty years. Nathaniel Ingraham, originally of Boston, was a naval captain during the Revolutionary War. During his years of service he sailed on the Bon Homme . . . — — Map (db m265393) HM
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9 ► South Carolina, Charleston County, Mount Pleasant — "Storm of the Century" —
On Royall Avenue close to Bank Street.
Side A At midnight on September 21, 1989, Hurricane Hugo, a category four storm, blew into Charleston County. Winds in excess of 140 mph, a massive 20 foot storm surge, and extraordinarily high tides ravaged the area. Hugo cut a swath 50 . . . — — Map (db m37820) HM

10 ► South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston, Harleston Village — Quaker Cemetery —
On King Street near Queen Street.
On this site stood two successive meeting houses and the burial ground of the Society of Friends or Quakers. The site was deeded to the Quakers circa 1681 by South Carolina Governor John Archdale, a prominent Charleston Quaker and owner of a . . . — — Map (db m47876) HM

11 ► South Carolina, Charleston County, Sullivan's Island — African American Cemetery —
On Station 22 1/2 Street (State Highway 703) north of Myrtle Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
[Marker Front]: In this cemetery are the remains of some of Sullivan's Island's original Islanders, people of predominantly African American descent whose history parallels that of the Island. Buried here are Carpenters, Cooks, . . . — — Map (db m19117) HM
12 ► South Carolina, Greenville County, Greenville — Joel Roberts Poinsett — 1759 - 1851 —
On South Main Street.
Statesman • Diplomat • Naturalist Founder, National Institution for the Promotion of Science, forerunner of the Smithsonian Institution • First United States Minister to Mexico • • United States Secretary of War • While serving . . . — — Map (db m8087) HM
13 ► South Carolina, Greenville County, Greenville — 23-11 — Joel Roberts Poinsett — 1779-1851 —
On South Main Street at West Court Street on South Main Street.
[Front]: Born in Charleston, S.C., educated in this country and Great Britain, he travelled widely in Europe and Asia before returning to a distinguished career. He served South Carolina in the state legislature, 1816-1820; 1830-1832; . . . — — Map (db m9187) HM

14 ► South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston, French Quarter — The Nicholas Trott House — 83 Cumberland Street —
On Cumberland Street, on the left when traveling west.
First brick house erected in Charleston standing in 1709. Home of Nicholas Trott first Attorney General of the Province of Carolina 1698 to 1702 and Chief Justice 1713 to 1719. — — Map (db m47922) HM
15 ► South Carolina, Greenville County, Greenville — In Memory of 81st Wildcat Division / Camp Sevier —
On North Main Street.
[Main marker]: In Memory of 81st Wildcat Division which trained at Camp Sevier, Apr to July 1918 Maj. Gen. Chas. J. Bailey, commanding. [Plaque at foot of marker]: Camp Sevier Camp Sevier, a WWI National . . . — — Map (db m8151) HM
16 ► South Carolina, Greenville County, Greenville — Mrs. James Williams —
On North Main Street at Elford Street on North Main Street.
. . . — — Map (db m157656) HM
17 ► South Carolina, Greenville County, Taylors — 23-2 — Camp Sevier —
On Wade Hampton Boulevard (U.S. 29) at Artillery Road, on the left when traveling north on Wade Hampton Boulevard.
This camp, named in honor of John Sevier, Lieut. Col., N.C. militia, 1777, Col., 1781, Brig. Gen., U.S.P.A., 1796, was approved as cantonment site May 21, 1917. The 30th Division trained here from August 28, 1917 to May 1, 1918; the 81st, from May . . . — — Map (db m10475) HM
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18 ► South Carolina, Charleston County, Sullivan's Island — Grave of General William Moultrie —
On Middle Street, on the right when traveling west.
Down the walk on your left is the grave of General William Moultrie, a citizen of Charleston, who on June 28, 1776 led American troops in the defense of the city. From the walls of the unfinished palmetto log fort on Sullivan's Island he won a . . . — — Map (db m31915) HM

19 ► South Carolina, Charleston County, Sullivan's Island — Major General William Moultrie — 1730 - 1805 —
Near Middle Street west of Station 13 Street, on the right when traveling west.
Major General William Moultrie 1730 - 1805 Commander of Second South Carolina Regiment During the Battle of Sullivan's Island June 28, 1776 When offered inducements by Lord Charles Montagu to desert the American cause, General . . . — — Map (db m108527)
20 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — South Carolina National Heritage Corridor —
Near Stumphouse Tunnel Road near State Highway 28, on the right when traveling west.
[Listed from north to south] Oconee Located on the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Oconee County is known for nature-based activities such as boating, birding, backpacking, and camping Pickens Pickens County has many beautiful . . . — — Map (db m185421) HM

21 ► South Carolina, Charleston County, Mount Pleasant — Harry M. Hallman, Jr. — A Lifetime of Public Service —
On Harry M. Hallman, Jr. Blvd, on the right when traveling south.
(Front text) Born in Greenwood, SC, on July 30, 1934, Harry M. Hallman, Jr., dedicated much of his adult life to public service. He was elected Mayor of the Town of Mount Pleasant in 2000. Mayor Hallman's administration was responsible . . . — — Map (db m37968) HM
22 ► South Carolina, Orangeburg County, Holly Hill — Holly Hill —
On State Street (U.S. 176) at Depot Street, on the left when traveling east on State Street.
The rural 19th Century village began as a sparsely settled community in historic St. James, Goose Creek Parish of the Charleston District. Following the revolutionary War, increased numbers of settlers entered the parish's backcountry where it . . . — — Map (db m22505) HM

23 ► South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston, French Quarter — George Washington Statue —
Near Meeting Street near Broad Street, on the right.
George Washington was born in Virginia on February 22, 1732. As a boy, he excelled in field sports, and though his formal education was limited, he exhibited skill in mathematics and surveying. In the French and Indian War, though only 23, . . . — — Map (db m47791) HM
24 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Newry — The Church Bell —
On Broadway Street (State Highway 37-203) at Palmetto Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Broadway Street.
The citizens of Newry had been having church service in the hall over the company store for a good while after the village was built. They petitioned the company to allow them to start a building fund, which was agreed to. However, the management . . . — — Map (db m56561) HM
 
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