William Porcher Miles

William Porcher Miles (HM1494)

Location: Union, WV 24983 Monroe County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 35.466', W 80° 32.604'

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In Green Hill Cemetery is the grave of William Porcher Miles, who was a Congressman from SC, a signer of the SC Ordinance of Secession and a member of the Confederate Congress. During the Civil War he served on the staff of General PGT Beauregard where he helped to negotiate surrender of Fort Sumter and was designer of the Confederate Battle Flag.
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HM NumberHM1494
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Date Added Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 6:49pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 540309 N 4160546
Decimal Degrees37.59110000, -80.54340000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 35.466', W 80° 32.604'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 35' 27.96" N, 80° 32' 36.24" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 39 Nota St, Union WV 24983, US
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