Florence County · Marker 21-02

William Gee

W. Palmetto St. (U.S. Hwy. 76) at its junction with S. Cashua Dr., 5 mi. W of Florence

Front inscription

A veteran of the Revolution, William Gee served as a private with the Continental Line of N.C. and moved to this area before 1797. He was one of the original members of the Washington Society, organized in 1803 to establish an academy on Jeffries Creek at Ebenezer. His grave is located about 250 feet southwest of here.

County
Florence
Region
Pee Dee
City or vicinity
Ebenezer vicinity
Year approved
1976
Erected by
Florence County Historical Society
Coordinates
34.163617, -79.853933

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