Title

Excerpts from - The Diary of George Washington, 1791

Creator

John Benjamin Burroughs, Coastal Carolina UniversityFollow

Contributor

Horry County Archives Center

Files

Date

7-5-2005

Description

In 1791 President George Washington travelled through the southern states in an effort to unify into one country the newly independent American states. This article contains two diary entries recording his visit through the All Saints Parish section of what is now Horry County, South Carolina on April 27 and 28, 1791. Three local residences are mentioned: Mr. Cochran’s, Mr. Vareen’s and Mr. Pawley’s.

Subject

Myrtle Beach (S.C.);Myrtle Beach (S.C.)--History.;Myrtle Beach Region (S.C.)--History.;Horry County (S.C.);Horry County (S.C.)--History.;Washington, George, 1732-1799.; Washington, George, 1732-1799--Diaries.

Rights

Copyright © Coastal Carolina University. All rights reserved. For more information contact Horry County Archives Center at Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC 29526.

Extent

1 page

Recommended Citation

Burroughs, John Benjamin, "Excerpts from - The Diary of George Washington, 1791" (2005). HCAC Research. 8.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/hcac-research/8