Mepkin Plantation

Mepkin Plantation (HMFBV)

Location: Moncks Corner, SC 29461 Berkeley County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 6.893', W 79° 56.643'

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Home of Henry Laurens, born in Charleston in 1724, died at Mepkin in 1792. President of the First and Second Councils of Safety, 1775-76. President First Provincial Congress of S.C. 1775. Vice President of S.C. 1776. President of Continental Congress 1777-78. Elected Minister Plenipotentiary to Holland 1779. Confined 14 months in Tower of London, exchanged for Lord Cornwallis. Signed in Paris, with Adams, Jay and Franklin, Preliminaries of Peace, 1782.
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HM NumberHMFBV
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Marker Number8-8
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Date Added Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 4:49pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 598516 N 3664519
Decimal Degrees33.11488333, -79.94405000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 6.893', W 79° 56.643'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 6' 53.58" N, 79° 56' 38.58" W
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Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 300-398 Strawberry Ferry Rd, Moncks Corner SC 29461, US
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