Peter Horry - Conway, South Carolina
Posted by: BruceS
N 33° 50.027 W 079° 02.926
17S E 680555 N 3745438
Historical marker commemorating Revolutionary War officer and namesake for Horry County.
Waymark Code: WM2GNT
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2007
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Peter Horry
A planter of French Huguenot descent, Peter Horry (O-ree) was born in SC
ca. 1747. A lieutenant colonel in the Revolution and later brigadier general in
the SC Militia, he represented Prince George Winyah and All Saints parishes in
the SC House and Senate. In 1801, Kingston County was renamed Horry District for
Peter Horry. He died in 1815 and is buried at Trinity Episcopal Church in
Columbia, SC. ~ text of marker