Josiah Flagg

Josiah Flagg (HMXL4)

Location: Charleston, SC 29401 Charleston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 46.726', W 79° 55.855'

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1763~1816

In this Churchyard is Buried Josiah Flagg 1763~1816First native born American to make dentistry his life work and the first to carry to any foreign land evidence of American Dental Progress.Soldier in the American Revolution, sailor in the War of 1812, died in Charleston September 16, 1816.
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HM NumberHMXL4
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Year Placed1953
Placed ByErected by the South Carolina Dental Association and the City of Charleston
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Date Added Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 11:23am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 600120 N 3627267
Decimal Degrees32.77876667, -79.93091667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 46.726', W 79° 55.855'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 46' 43.56" N, 79° 55' 51.30" W
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Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 138 Meeting St, Charleston SC 29401, US
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