Charleston County · Marker 10-21

Grave of Colonel William A. Washington

U.S. Hwy. 17, ¾ mi. N of Rantowles at Live Oak Plantation, Rantowles

Front inscription

3/4 mile on Live Oak Plantation at Sandy Hill Plantation, seven miles N.W, this Virginian made his home in the country through which he had led his American Cavalry. There, in 1791, he entertained his kinsman, George Washington, president of the United States.

County
Charleston
Region
Lowcountry
City or vicinity
Rantowles
Year approved
1991
Erected by
The Arion Society of Charleston
Coordinates
32.795417, -80.136217

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