c. 1740

Notable for its fine Georgian

paneling, this was home and

office to Dr. David Ramsay,

the distinguished patriot,

Revolutionary Historian and

physician. Dr. Ramsay

introduced the Small Pox

vaccine to Charleston

and helped found the

Medical Society of South

Carolina. He lived and

worked here from 1773

until his death in 1815.

Marker is on Broad Street 0.1 miles from King Street, on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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