Theodosia Burr Alston - Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
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flyingmoose
N 33° 31.037 W 079° 05.751
17S E 676845 N 3710258
Located at the Brookgreen Gardens parking lot island.
Waymark Code: WM14HRX
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2021
Views: 3
Marker Text:
Daughter of Aaron Burr and one of the most learned women of her era; wife of Governor Joseph Alston, who is buried west of here, with Aaron Burr Alston, their ten-year-old son; sailed from Georgetown on Dec. 30, 1812 on the schooner Patriot to join her father in New York and disappeared off the N.C. coast during a terrific storm.
Erected by Theodosia Burr Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution 1970
Marker Name: Theodosia Burr Alston
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Historic Site
County: Georgetown
Marker number: Not listed
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