Purrysburg Township
(Front text ):
In 1730, the British Crown instructed S.C.
Governor Robert Johnson to lay out eleven
townships to populate and protect the
interior of the province. Purrysburg
Township, laid out in 1731, stimulated the
settlement of this area; but the growth of
Savannah caused the town of Perrysburg
to be unsuccessful.
( Reverse text ):
By 1732, Swiss Protestants led by entrepreneur Jean Pierre Purry had begun to arrive here, and by August of the next year 260 Swiss had settled at Purrysburg Township. Each settler was provided with a specific amout of land, tools livestock and provisions by the Royal Assembly.
Marker is on Purrysburg Rd (State Highway S-27-34) near Honey Hill Road (State Highway S27-203), on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
