FRANCIS SALVADOR 1747-1776
N 34° 14.385 W 082° 06.106
17S E 398538 N 3789288
This marker describes Francis Salvador.
Waymark Code: WM4TED
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 09/27/2008
Views: 28
This young English Jew settled near Coronaca in 1774, represented Ninety Six District in the provincial congresses of 1775-1776, and died in defense of his adopted home on Aug. 1, 1776. He was the first South Carolinian of his faith to hold an elective public office and the first to die for American independence.
Marker Name: FRANCIS SALVADOR 1747-1776
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker number: 24-11
County: Greenwood
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