Aiken in Aiken County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Woodmen Of The World

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 2008

1. Woodmen of the World Memorial, west face

Inscription.
This Memorial is erected in the memory of deceased members of the Woodmen of the World whose individual resting places could not be marked

Woodmen of the World Regional Memorial (List of Names, Camp Numbers, States)

Dum Tacet Clamat

Erected 1951 by Woodmen of the World.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations.

Location. 33° 33.586′ N, 81° 43.418′ W. Marker is in Aiken, South Carolina, in Aiken County. It is at the intersection of Laurens Street Southwest and Park Avenue Southwest, in the median on Laurens Street Southwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 171 Laurens St SW, Aiken SC 29801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Augusta

and in the Midlands.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in

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what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named South Carolina Canal & Rail Road Company (a few steps from this marker); The Cold War and Civil Defense in the Atomic Age (within shouting distance of this marker); What's Inside? (within shouting distance of this marker); The 97% to Survive (within shouting distance of this marker); Fred B. Cavanaugh (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Aiken (about 300 feet away); The Augusta And Aiken Railway (about 300 feet away); An Early Aiken Park (about 300 feet away); Plutonium-238 for Space Exploration (about 400 feet away); Dibble Memorial Library (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aiken.

Another marker is no longer nearby. South Carolina Canal & Rail Road Company (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Regarding Woodmen Of The World. In cemeteries you

Woodmen of the World Memorial, east face image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008

2. Woodmen of the World Memorial, east face

will sometimes see gravestones with “Here Lies a Woodman of the World” engraved on them. Usually these will be accompanied by a symbol like the example below. Logs, along with axes and other woodworking tools, are common motifs. Sometimes the grave markers themselves will be in the shape of logs or tree stumps. These are called “treestones.” The symbol below includes the Latin Woodmen phrase “Dum Tacet Clamat,” which means “Though Silent He Speaks.”

Also see . . .
1. Woodmen of the World. Woodmen of the World/Omaha Woodmen Life Insurance Society is a nonprofit, fraternal benefit society committed to family, community and country. (Submitted on March 15, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)

2. Woodmen of the World. Woodmen of the World is a fraternal organization based in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, United States that operates a large privately held insurance company for its members. (Submitted on March 15, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)

Woodmen of the World Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008

3. Woodmen of the World Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 5,518 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 15, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Transcript of the names listed. • Can you help?