Patrick Calhoun Family Burial Ground
Posted by: 
jhuoni
N 34° 08.102 W 082° 24.856
17S E 369597 N 3778031
Easy to miss, located at the intersection of SC Highway 823 and SC Highway 72. I suggest parking and walking to this location BEHIND the GUARDRAIL.
Waymark Code: WMJY35
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 01/14/2014
Views: 5
Marker Text:
5.5 miles south of Abbeville is the burial ground of Patrick and Martha Calhoun, parents of John C. Calhoun. Patrick was made deputy surveyor, 1756; first representative from Up-Country to Commons House of Assembly, 1769-1772; member of First Provincial Congress, 1775; member of the Second, 1775-1776; member of the General Assembly, 1776, and frequently thereafter until his death in 1796. His greatest service to his state was his successful fight for the Circuit Court Act of 1769. Across the road opposite the burial ground is his home site.
Marker Name: Patrick Calhoun Family Burial Ground
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker number: SCHM 1-1
County: Abbeville
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