Georgetown County · Marker 22-05

Clifton Plantation

U.S. Hwy. 17, 0.8 mi. E of the Harrell Siau Bridge over the Waccamaw River, E of Georgetown

Front inscription

President George Washington on his southern tour traveled southward over this road, April 27-30, 1791. While in this vicinity the day and night of April 29, he was the guest of Captain William Alston on this plantation, Clifton, which originally was a part of the Hobcaw Barony.

County
Georgetown
Region
Lowcountry
City or vicinity
Georgetown
Year approved
1940
Erected by
Georgetown Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
Coordinates
33.364533, -79.23495

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