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Jefferson Davis' Flight

Jefferson Davis/President of the Confederacy/on his flight from Richmond, Va./with his Cabinet and other/high ranking officers/spent the night of April 30, 1865/at the house 1 ½ miles west/then the home of Lafayette Young./Arriving there from Union/Davis left early next morning/for Cokesbury and Abbeville.

30-01Laurens County

Where it stands. Intersection of S.C. Hwy. 56 & Jefferson Davis Rd. (S.C. Sec. Rd. 29-38), about 2 ½ mi. SW of Joanna, Joanna

The Civil War

Nearby

  1. 30-16Belfast Plantation3.9 miles
  2. 30-17Bell Street School6.6 miles
  3. 30-03Providence Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church [First Marker]6.7 miles
  4. 30-18Broad Street Methodist Church6.7 miles
  5. 30-04Providence Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church [Second Marker]6.7 miles
  6. 30-14Friendship A.M.E. Church & Cemetery6.8 miles