Lafayette

Lafayette is a South Carolina historical marker in Georgetown, Georgetown County, dedicated 1940.

Georgetown County · dedicated 1940 · U.S. Hwy. 17, 0.8 mi. E of the Harrell Siau Bridge over the Waccamaw River, E of Georgetown, Georgetown

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A lover of liberty, Lafayette left Bordeaux, France, March 26, 1777, "To conquer or perish" in the American cause, and arrived at Benjamin Huger's summer home near here, June 14, 1777, where he spent his first night in America. He rendered eminent service in our struggle for independence.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
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Lafayette

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