Confederate Armory - Greenville, SC USA
Posted by: 
NCDaywalker
N 34° 51.316 W 082° 23.808
17S E 372311 N 3857881
Plaque marker at city green space outside Springwood Cemetery in downtown Greenville, SC.
Waymark Code: WMQKKB
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 02/28/2016
Views: 8
"Confederate Armory
1861 1864
Erected on land donated to the state by Vardry McBee for the manufacture of arm for the South Carolina troops in confederate service.
George W. Morese, Superintendent of the works, invented and maufactured a breach loading carbine pronounced by General Wade Hampton that he had seen.
Erected by the Greenville Chapter
United Daughters of the Confederacy
December 1957"
Marker Name: Confederate Armory
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Historic Site
County: Greenville
Marker number: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
A picture of the marker taken by you or specific details of the site.