JOHN RUTLEDGE HOME Charleston South Carolina SC history historical marker

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JOHN RUTLEDGE HOME This house, built before the American Revolution, was the residence of John Rutledge (1739-1800), first Governor of the State of South Carolina. He was President of South Carolina, 1776-78, and Governor, 1779-82, signer of the U. S. Constitution, 1787, Chief Justice of South Carolina 1791-95, and Chief Justice of the United States, 1795. The house was altered in 1853 by P. H. Hammarskold, who added the ornamental iron. Erected by South Carolina Society, Daughters of Colonial Wars, 1973

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Size: 3352px × 5028px
Location: 116 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
Photo credit: © Jason O. Watson / historical-markers.org / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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