Jennings-Brown House SCHM 35-23
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N 34° 36.952 W 079° 40.979
17S E 620742 N 3831234
Located at in downtown Bennettsville at 121 S. Marlboro Street, the marker is in front of a local museum.
Waymark Code: WMTG4D
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 11/19/2016
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Text:
In 1826 Dr. Edward W. Jones bought a lot at S. Marlboro and present E. Main and built this house thereon shortly after. Owned by Dr. J. Beatty Jennings when Union forces occupied Bennettsville 1865, the house is said to have served as their headquarters. The house was moved here c.1905, purchased by Lura G. Brown 1930, and opened by Marlboro County Preservation Commission as a house museum in 1976.
Erected by Marlboro County Historic Preservation Commission - 1976
Marker Name: Jennings-Brown House SCHM 35-23
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker number: SCHM 35-23
County: Marlboro
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