General William Moultrie / Moultrie Schools - Mount Pleasant, SC
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N 32° 47.477 W 079° 52.359
17S E 605562 N 3628711
This two sided marker is located in front of the Moultrie Middle School at 645 Coleman Boulevard, Mount Pleasant, SC.
Waymark Code: WMB39P
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/29/2011
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General William Moultrie
The Moultrie Schools were named in honor of General William Moultrie, the highest ranking S. C. officer during the Revolution War and hero of the 1776 Battle of Fort Sullivan, which was renamed Fort Moultrie. He fought in the S. C. Militia during the 1761 Cherokee Wars, and served in the Royal Assembly and first Provincial Congress. He was elected Lieutenant Governor and was Governor twice. While Governor, he relocated the capital from Charleston to Columbia and established the county system and county court system. Moultrie designed the first S. C. state flag during the American Revolution.
Erected by the town of Mount Pleasant, 2008
Moultrie Schools
General William Moultrie High School, originally on Pitt Street, relocated here in 1944. In 1973, students moved into the new Wando High School on Whipple Road. The old high school became Moultrie Middle School. This facility was demolished in 2007 and the new building completed in 2009. This is the third Moultrie School to be built on this site.
Erect by the town of Mount Pleasant, 2008