Robertville
N 32° 35.193 W 081° 11.955
17S E 481300 N 3605470
The town of Robertville was named after Henry Robert who was the author of "Robert's Rules of Order" which is still in use in boardrooms, legislatures and organizations worldwide.
Waymark Code: WM5EW3
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 12/29/2008
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Named for descendants of Huguenot minister Pierre Robert, it was the birthplace of Henry Martyn Robert, author of Robert's Rules of Order, and of Alexander Robert Lawton, Confederate Quartermaster General. The town was burned by Sherman's army in 1865. The present church was built in Gillisonville in 1848 as an Episcopal church, moved here by Black Swamp Baptists in 1871.
Marker Name: Robertville
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker number: 1271
County: Hampton
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