Walker, Evans & Cogswell Company

Walker, Evans & Cogswell Company (HMCXX)

Location: Charleston, SC 29401 Charleston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 46.596', W 79° 55.629'

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Distinguished for Achievement as Stationers, Book Binders, and Printers, Since its founding in 1821 by John C. Walker. Appointed Lithographers and Printers to The Confederate Government in 1861. The company in this building produced stamps, Bank notes, Bonds, Certificates of Stock, Executive Documents, Medical Publications, and Military Manuals until 1863, Stock and Machinery then were removed for safety to Columbia, and were destroyed when Columbia was burned in 1865, after the war business was resumed in Charleston, and has continued without interruption to the present time.
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HM NumberHMCXX
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Year Placed1953
Placed ByHistorical Commission of Charleston
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at 3:39pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 600475 N 3627030
Decimal Degrees32.77660000, -79.92715000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 46.596', W 79° 55.629'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 46' 35.76" N, 79° 55' 37.74" W
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Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 111 E Bay St, Charleston SC 29401, US
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