Dusty Owens to Speak on the Revolutionary War Battle of Blue Savannah
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Horry County Museum 805 Main Street , Conway, South Carolina 29526
The Horry County Museum and the Horry County Historical Society present a program by Dusty Owens on the Battle of Blue Savannah on Saturday, July 27, at 1 p.m.
Owens is a native of Florence County. He graduated from Francis Marion University and served for 20 years in the United States Army. Formerly the head of the Florence County Emergency Management Department, he currently serves as a Methodist Minister. Owens has had a lifelong interest in history. He is especially interested in the Revolutionary War and Francis Marion as both he and his wife have ancestors who fought under Marion. His research on the Battle of Blue Savannah includes reading all of the pensioner’s accounts of the running battle that took place between present day Marion and Horry counties. He will also share information from other historians and his own thoughts on the battle.
The program is free to the public and will be held in the Museum’s McCown Auditorium located at 805 Main Street in Conway. For more information, call (843) 915-5320 or email hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov.
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