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Edward Rutledge Grave Site

Grave

Front Description

Edward Rutledge Tombstone

Beneath this Stone are departed the remains of his excellency Edward Rutledge, late Governor of this State whom it pleased the Almighty to take from this life Jan 23rd 1800 at the age of fifty years and two months.

The virtues of this Eminent Citizen require not the aid of an inscription here to recall them to out recollection. It is believed that they are engraved on the hearts and will long live in the remembrance of his countrymen.

About This Site

In St. Philip’s graveyard

Site Photos

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