King Haiglar Tower

King Haiglar Tower (HMFHJ)

Location: Camden, SC 29020 Kershaw County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 14.676', W 80° 36.409'

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???King Haiglar is often called the patron saint of Camden. From about 1750 until his murder by hostile Indians in 1763, this noble Catawba chief was a valuable friend to the pioneers of Pine Tree Hill, as Camden was then known.
???Some time between 1815 and 1826, J.B. Mathieu executed this 5'1" iron effigy of King Haiglar and presented it to the town. It has stood as a weather vane at other locations since then and was placed here when the Opera House (since razed) and its tower were built in 1886.
???A copy of Mathieu's likeness of King Haiglar stands atop City Hall, built in 1955.
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HM NumberHMFHJ
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Year Placed1977
Placed ByCity of Camden
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Date Added Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 at 4:47am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 536205 N 3789347
Decimal Degrees34.24460000, -80.60681667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 14.676', W 80° 36.409'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 14' 40.56" N, 80° 36' 24.54" W
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Area Code(s)803
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 950 Broad St, Camden SC 29020, US
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