Patrick Calhoun Family Cemetery

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Calhoun, Patrick, Family Cemetery
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Nearest city Abbeville, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°3′43″N82°26′45″W / 34.06194°N 82.44583°W / 34.06194; -82.44583 Coordinates: 34°3′43″N82°26′45″W / 34.06194°N 82.44583°W / 34.06194; -82.44583
Arealess than one acre
Built1844
NRHP reference No. 75001684 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 28, 1975

The Patrick Calhoun Family Cemetery, located in Abbeville County, South Carolina, contains the graves of Patrick Calhoun and members of his family, who settled in Abbeville County in the 1750s. [2] [3] While Patrick achieved some fame as an Indian fighter, and later, as a South Carolina politician, he is perhaps best remembered as the father of John C. Calhoun, United States Senator and Vice President of the United States from 1824–1832. There are over two dozen graves in this rural and quiet cemetery. The landmark was listed in the National Historic Register on August 28, 1975. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Califf, John (February 23, 1975). "Patrick Calhoun Family Cemetery" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  3. "Patrick Calhoun Family Cemetery, Abbeville County (S.C. Hwy. 823, Abbeville vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 25 November 2012.