Steen Family Cemetery
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N 34° 56.053 W 081° 35.467
17S E 446016 N 3865907
A marker for the location of Lt. Col. James Steen's family cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMK5WJ
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 02/17/2014
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The Marker inscription is as follows:
Steen Family Cemetery
The family cemetery of Lt. Col. James Steen (d. 1781), S.C. militia officer during the American Revolution, is on his plantation nearby, along Thicketty Creek. Steen, who commanded units in several campaigns from 1775 to 1781, was killed in 1781 while attempting to arrest a Loyalist in N.C.
This marker is located on El Bethel Church Road (state road 11-15) in Gaffney, South Carolina in Cherokee County.
Marker Name: Steen Family Cemetery
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker number: 11 - 10
County: Cherokee
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