Flat Grove

Flat Grove (HMRVK)

Location: Saluda, SC 29138 Saluda County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 0.491', W 81° 41.983'

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The Bonham House

Flat Grove was built in the 1770's by Jacob Smith of hand-hewn, heart-pine logs covered with clapboard. Alamo hero James Butler Bonham, son of James and Sophia Smith Bonham and grandson of Jacob Smith, was born in 1807 in the house, which is today the only extant birthplace of an Alamo hero.

The two-story, four-room structure was originally a dogtrot house with an open hall, which was later closed in when two rooms were added downstairs. Originally the kitchen was separate from the house but in the late 1800's, a kitchen was added behind the dining room.
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HM NumberHMRVK
Series This marker is part of the South Carolina: South Carolina Heritage Corridor series
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Year Placed2011
Placed BySouth Carolina Heritage Corridor
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, October 26th, 2014 at 7:29am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 435388 N 3763284
Decimal Degrees34.00818333, -81.69971667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 0.491', W 81° 41.983'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 0' 29.46" N, 81° 41' 58.98" W
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Area Code(s)864, 803
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1546-1598 Wightman Rd, Saluda SC 29138, US
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