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Francis Salvador 1747-1776

Francis Salvador 1747-1776 is a South Carolina historical marker in Greenwood vicinity, Greenwood County, dedicated 1960.

Greenwood County · dedicated 1960 · Laurens Hwy. (S.C. Hwy. 221), Coronaca vicinity, about 3.6 mi. NE of Greenwood, Greenwood vicinity

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This young English Jew settled near Coronaca in 1774, represented Ninety Six District in the provincial congresses of 1775-1776, and died in defense of his adopted home on Aug. 1, 1776. He was the first South Carolinian of his faith to hold an elective public office and the first to die for American independence.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Jewish Citizens of Greenwood

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