Mount Pleasant Home for Destitute Children

Mount Pleasant Home for Destitute Children (HMPGH)

Location: Mt Pleasant, SC 29464 Charleston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 47.194', W 79° 52.64'

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Side A
At this site in 1881, Abby Munro, a Quaker from Philadelphia, established a home for orphans, neglected, and destitute children. Funds to purchase and operate the home were solicited locally and from friends in the North. It was incorporated in 1883 and is believed to have been the first orphanage for colored children in the State.

Side B
Room and board cost approximately one dollar a week per child. The children were taught to cook, wash, iron, knit, sew, mend clothes, and all the duties of a household. The older children attended school regularly and made commendable progress in their studies. The orphanage operated here until the building was destroyed by fire in 1920.

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HM NumberHMPGH
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Year Placed2007
Placed ByTown of Mount Pleasant
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Date Added Monday, September 1st, 2014 at 8:57am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 605129 N 3628183
Decimal Degrees32.78656667, -79.87733333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 47.194', W 79° 52.64'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 47' 11.64" N, 79° 52' 38.40" W
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Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 301 Bennett St, Mt Pleasant SC 29464, US
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