Simon Munro 089-23 - Riceboro, GA
N 31° 43.417 W 081° 30.036
17R E 452574 N 3509910
The Simon Munro Historical Marker is located at the corner of Briar Bay Rd. and Shell Rd in Riceboro, GA. Simon Munro was banished from Georgia because of his Tory activities during the American Revolution.
Waymark Code: WM3E7Z
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/22/2008
Views: 6
The marker reads:
"Simon Munro
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In the family cemetery on this plantation, Westfield, Simon Munro, donor of the silver communion service used for many years in old Midway Congregational Church, is buried. Early in the Revolutionary War, Simon Munro, a resident of St. John's Parish, was banished from the State of Georgia, and forbidden to set foot within its borders, because of his Tory activities. After repeated petitions from his friends and neighbors, the banishment was lifted and he was allowed to return to his home and family.
089-23 Georgia Historical Commission 1958"
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 089-23
Date: 1958
Sponsor: Not listed
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