SCHM 35-25 Magnolia
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NCDaywalker
N 34° 37.178 W 079° 40.627
17S E 621274 N 3831658
A bit of history in this house, one of SC delegates to sign the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession just prior to the start of the US Civil War lived in this house.
Waymark Code: WMVWH6
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 06/04/2017
Views: 3
"Constructed in 1853, this house was the home of William D. Johnson, a Bennettsville attorney and one of three Marlboro County signers of South Carolina´s Ordinance of Secession. He served in the state Senate 1862-1865 and was elected chancellor of the Equity Court in 1865. According to tradition, Magnolia was occupied by Union troops on March 6, 1865. The house is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Erected by Marlboro County Historic Preservation Commission - 1978 "
Marker Name: Magnolia
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Building
Marker number: SCHM 35-25
County: Marlboro
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