Jacob Odom House
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shuler_b
N 33° 51.068 W 081° 37.101
17S E 442796 N 3745821
This site, approximately halfway between Augusta GA and Columbia, SC was the location of Jacob Odom's house, where George Washington spent the night of May 21, 1791.
Waymark Code: WM30VN
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 01/21/2008
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Jacob Odom House Historical Marker
This site, approximately halfway between Augusta GA and Columbia, SC was the location of Jacob Odom's house, where George Washington spent the night of May 21, 1791, on his trip northward through South Carolina. His escort at this time consisted of Colonels Wade Hampton and Thomas Taylor, and Mr. Robert Lythgowe. This stop is noted on in Washington's diary. Erected by Saluda County Historical Commission -1970
Marker has the same text on both sides.
Info not on the marker:
The house was a 2 story log cabin of a revolutionary war widow, Martha Watson and her new husband. Washington was paying his respects and thanking her for her late husband Captain Michael Watson's service and death of wounds received at Deans Swamp (near present day Salley, SC). The escorts stayed in nearby homes, as there was not room for all the entourage to stay here.
Also a Geodetic Survey Benchmark site DE2356.
Marker Name: Jacob Odom House
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Historic Site
Marker number: 41-3
County: Saluda
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