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Grave of Colonel William A. Washington

Grave of Colonel William A. Washington is a South Carolina historical marker in Rantowles, Charleston County, dedicated 1991.

Charleston County · dedicated 1991 · U.S. Hwy. 17, ¾ mi. N of Rantowles at Live Oak Plantation, Rantowles, Rantowles

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3/4 mile on Live Oak Plantation at Sandy Hill Plantation, seven miles N.W, this Virginian made his home in the country through which he had led his American Cavalry. There, in 1791, he entertained his kinsman, George Washington, president of the United States.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by The Arion Society of Charleston

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