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N 34° 10.859 W 082° 23.026
17S E 372479 N 3783088
Marker in Abbeville SC about the last days of the Confederacy & Thomas Chiles Perrin
Waymark Code: WM12G9
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 12/25/2006
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text from the marker
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THOMAS CHILES PERRIN HOUSE
The Greek Revival residence of Thomas Chiles Perrin (1805-1878), prominent Abbeville District lawyer, planter, businessman, and politician, stood here from 1858 until it was burned in 1877 When completed the house was described as "one of the finest and most commodious mansions in the State." Perrin served as mayor, state representative, and senator, and for many years as president of the Greenville & Columbia RR.
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Erected by Abbeville Co Historic Preservation Commission, 1997
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THOMAS CHILES PERRIN HOUSE
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In December 1860, as chair of the Abbeville District delegation to the Secession Convention, Perrin was the first signer of the Ordinance of Secession. As the Confederacy collapsed in May 1865 President Jefferson Davis and his Cabinet held their last council of war across the street at the Burt-Stark Mansion. Thomas and Jane Elize Perrin hosted most of the Cabinet here during its brief stay in Abbeville
Erected by Abbeville Co Historic Preservation Commission, 1997
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