Martin roadside memorial - Colliers, SC
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N 33° 44.999 W 082° 03.329
17S E 402241 N 3734935
Road side memorial of the Martin family erected by members of the Martin family
Waymark Code: WMN2H0
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 12/13/2014
Views: 4
Concrete memorial at the corner of SC Route 230 and Lick Fork lake about 3 feet in height. Not mentioned on the memorial is that Abram Martin was killed by Native Americans surveying land in North Georgia for George Washington. The inscription is as follows
MARTIN
SETTLEMENT OF ABRAM AND ELIZABETH MARSHALL MARTIN
ABOUT 1769
Near this spot their daughers in law
SALLY GRACE AND RACHEL
During the American Revolution captured important dispatches from British soldiers on their way from Augusta to Ninety Six
Erected by Martin Descendants 1953
**BACK SIDE**
SONS OF ABRAM AND ELIZABETH MARSHALL MARTIN
Who were soliders in the American Army of the war of the Revolution.
William
James
John
George
Barclay
Edmund
Marshall
Matthew
Group that erected the marker: Martin decendants
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
SC 230 and Lick Fork Lake Rd
Colliers, SC USA
29838
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