Gaillard, Samuel Gourdin, 1854-

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Civil and mining engineer of Philadelphia, Pa., and Colorado; born, 1854, in Eutawville (Orangeburg County, S.C.); in 1891, married Miss E.L. Bowman McCrady; childhood resident of The Rocks plantation, a farm located ca. 5 miles from Eutawville, S.C., in St. John's Berkeley Parish, a site originally part of Berkeley District, S.C., until 1908, when it was annexed into Orangeburg County. In 1941 the house was moved from its original site due to the Santee-Cooper Dam Project. A fire destroyed the house in 1992.

From the description of Samuel Gourdin Gaillard memoir, 19uu. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 71325432

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Orangeburg County (S.C.)
South Carolina--Berkely County
Berkeley County (S.C.)
South Carolina--Berkeley County
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African Americans
Cotton trade
Plantation life
Plantation management
Slaves
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Birth 1854

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