Washington's Visit - Murrels Inlet, South Carolina
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flyingmoose
N 33° 31.060 W 079° 05.752
17S E 676842 N 3710301
Located at the Brookgreen Gardens parking lot island.
Waymark Code: WM14HRV
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2021
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Marker Text:
On his southern tour in 1791 President George Washington spent the night of April 28 here at Brookgreen Plantation. He was the guest of its owner, Dr. Henry Collins Flagg, a surgeon in the Revolution, and his wife, the former Rachel Moore Allston. Washington left Brookgreen at 6 a.m. April 29 to breakfast at Clifton Plantation near Georgetown.
Erected by Brookgreen Gardens 1952
Marker Name: Washington's Visit
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Historic Site
County: Georgetown
Marker number: Not listed
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