Francis Rapley Owings House / Owings

Francis Rapley Owings House / Owings (HMKBC)

Location: Gray Court, SC 29645 Laurens County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 37.833', W 82° 8.04'

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Francis Rapley Owings House
Owings is named for Francis Rapley Owings (1840-1920), who lived in this house after the Civil War. His ancestor Richard Owings III had settled 2 mi. W in 1757. Francis R. Owings, a farmer and merchant, built the general store across the road in 1873. It also housed the town's first post office.

Owings
The town was originally named Rapley since there was already one in S.C. named Owings. After Francis Rapley Owings donated the land and lumber for a depot here, it was renamed Owings Station. Owings also helped found the Bank of Owings and served as its vice president. The bank, built in 1914, is one of several commercial buildings here built with locally-made bricks.
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Marker Number30-13
Year Placed2009
Placed ByGray Court-Owings Historical Society
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Date Added Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 at 9:51pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 396055 N 3832658
Decimal Degrees34.63055000, -82.13400000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 37.833', W 82° 8.04'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 37' 49.98" N, 82° 8' 2.40" W
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Area Code(s)864
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4719 N Old Laurens Rd, Gray Court SC 29645, US
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