15-?? Walterboro
Posted by: mikemtn
N 32° 54.165 W 080° 40.019
17S E 531143 N 3640555
Marker in Walterboro
Waymark Code: WMHYN
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/22/2006
Views: 40
Settled by Paul and Jacob Walter in 1784. Became a summer resort for Edisto, Combahee and Ashepoo planters. Incorporated in 1826. Since 1822 the County Seat of Colleton. In the court house was held, June 1826, the first Nullification Meeting under the leadership of Robert Barnwell Rhett, the "Father of Sucession." Robert Y. Hayne and James Hamilton.
Marker Name: Walterboro
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker number: Not listed
County: Not listed
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