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(Front text) Jacob Bond I'On (1782-1859), planter, U.S. Army and militia officer, and state legislator, is buried in the family cemetery 1/2 mi. north. I'On, a contemporary of John C. Calhoun at Yale University, represented St. James Santee Parish…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPAW_storm-of-the-century_Mt-Pleasant-SC.html
Side A At midnight on September 21, 1989, Hurricane Hugo, a category four storm, blew into Charleston County. Winds in excess of 140 mph, a massive 20 foot storm surge, and extraordinarily high tides ravaged the area. Hugo cut a swath 50 miles wid…
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Side A Reverend Andrew Fowler was elected rector of Christ Church in 1828. He bought a village home on Whilden Street where he held services for 40 people from June to Advent to avoid the malaria-plagued sickly season. Services were held at Christ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPAU_shipyard-road-shelmore-boulevard_Mt-Pleasant-SC.html
Shipyard Road A close relationship existed between the Jacob Bond family of Hobcaw Plantation and the owners of the nearby colonial shipyards. The plantation's live oaks and longleaf pines were used to build ships. East and West Shipyard roads fol…
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Side AThe earliest documented owner of the property known as Seaside was Thomas Whitesides. A plat shows the property included a main house, a barn, other outbuildings, and a row of four slave cabins. The land was divided among his five sons in th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPAR_pierates-cruze-pierates-cruze-gardens_Mt-Pleasant-SC.html
Pierates CruzeThe Pierates Cruze property, once part of the Hilliardsville tract, was a private residence and garden. The property changed hands several times before it was purchased and named by the Osgood family in 1928. The Osgoods transformed …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPAQ_patjens-post-office_Mt-Pleasant-SC.html
In 1899, the Patjens family built this small office adjacent to their store on Church Street, to serve as the post office in Mount Pleasant. The Patjens family served as postmasters until 1917. Patjens Post Office has been owned and maintained by …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPAP_the-old-village_Mt-Pleasant-SC.html
By 1872, several settlements which had developed along Charleston Harbor, were incorporated as the Town of Mount Pleasant. The earliest hamlet was Greenwich Village (1766), followed by the Hibben Ferry Tract (1770), Mount Pleasant Plantation (1808…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPAN_jasper-green-sergeant-william-jasper_Mt-Pleasant-SC.html
Jasper GreenJasper Green, a grassy field, became part of Moultrie High School's campus and was named for Sergeant William Jasper. Jasper Green was home to the Moultrie High School Generals, now the Moultrie Middle School Patriots. The Green contin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOIP_hog-island_Mt-Pleasant-SC.html
(Front):Now called Patriots Point, Hog Island played a crucial role in the defense of the Charleston Harbor. In 1775, Patriot forces were sinking old ships in the deep Hog Island Channel to block British access to the Wando and Cooper Rivers. They…
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