Sharpshooter

Sharpshooter (HMWQK)

Location: Ninety Six, SC 29666 Greenwood County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 8.685', W 82° 1.374'

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Inscription
The rifleman was the "sniper" of the
Patriot forces. Instead of a rather
inaccurate smoothbore musket, his
rifle had spiral grooves in the barrel
that tightly gripped the lead ball. It was
slow to load but had great accuracy.
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HM NumberHMWQK
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Year Placed2011
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Date Added Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 12:39pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 405696 N 3778678
Decimal Degrees34.14475000, -82.02290000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 8.685', W 82° 1.374'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 8' 41.10" N, 82° 1' 22.44" W
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Area Code(s)864
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 98-198 Star Fort, Ninety Six SC 29666, US
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