Travis Park Cemetery - Saluda, SC
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jhuoni
N 34° 00.384 W 081° 46.042
17S E 429139 N 3763130
A South Carolina connection to the Siege at the Alamo.
Waymark Code: WMJTGN
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 12/29/2013
Views: 5
The Plaque Reads:
In Memoriam
This Cemetery and This Avenue Named for Colonel William Barrett Travis. The brick for these walls are from chimneys of home of
Colonel James Butler Bonham The brick came originally from England
and the chimneys were built over 150 years ago.
Travis & Bonham both were from Saluda County and were heroes of the Alamo.
"Thermopylae had its messenger of death; the Alamo had none."
Brick donated by Mrs. Juell Gregory Grigsby.
Boy Scout Troup 51 assisted on this project.
Placed 1965
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Neither Travis or Bonham are burried in this cemetery.
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This is the entrance to a cemetery, please visit during DAYLIGHT hours only.
Entrance fees (if it applies): None
Type of memorial: Plaque
Website pertaining to the memorial: Not listed
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