Whatly Cemetery

Historic Property

Street Address:

Beech Island, Off W side SC 963 ext., 750 ft. N. of int. w/SC 781 (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

S108042001200175

Site Number:

5.02

Date Surveyed:

1986-04-20T19:00:00Z

Category:

Site

Construction Date:

1890;1986-04-21

Historic Use:

Funerary

Current Use:

Funerary

Construction Method:

N/A

Roof Materials:

N/A

Date of Boundary Increase:

No Boundary Increase

Signficant Architectural Features:

Small family cemetery; located adjacent to Site No. 5.019, the Whatly house; area approx. 20'x 30’, set in grove of trees in the middle of an open field; surrounded by a low metal fence; S. end has remnants of brick wall about 3 ft. high, remainder of cemetery only has 2 or 3 markers. Also on the property are the remains of a small frame dwelling in ruinous condition, not surveyed due to condition OUTBUILDINGS: 1 in ruinous condition

Alterations:

N/A

Historical Information:

Original owner, Mr. Whatly, was buried bare, marker has been moved to Hammond Cemetery; others include: Virginia Caroline Wright, 27 Jan. 1834 to 5 Jan. 1913

Source of Historical Information:

; P. E. Thompson, Box 347, Beech island

Survey:

Aiken County Survey (Western Portion), 1986

Archives Location:

Box 12, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014

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