Evan Pugh

Evan Pugh is a South Carolina historical marker in Mechanicsville, Darlington County, dedicated 1967.

Darlington County · dedicated 1967 · Near intersection of Lide Springs Rd. (S.C. Sec. Rd. 16-29) & Mechanicsville Hwy. (S.C. Sec. Rd. 16-892), 2 mi. N of Mechanicsville, Mechanicsville

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One half mile east of this site Evan Pugh (1729-1802) is buried at Pugh Field, near his homesite. He moved to this Pee Dee section in 1762 from Pennsylvania and served as a Minister for the Welsh Neck, Cashaway, and Mount Pleasant Churches of the Charleston Baptist Association, 1766-1802. He was an American Revolutionary patriot.

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Evan Pugh

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