Pawleys Island in Georgetown County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

LaBruce/Lemon House

Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 21, 2009

1. LaBruce/Lemon House Marker

Inscription. This house, built on 10 acres of beach land by 1858, was owned by the LaBruce family, who were successful rice planters in this area of All Saints Parish. According to local tradition, two small dwellings on the property were slave cabins. The residence was purchased by Calhoun Lemon of Barnwell, South Carolina, in 1952 and still remains in this family. Additions have been made to the house throughout the years.

Erected 1993 by Pawleys Island Civic Association. (Marker Number 22-36.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 33° 24.95′ N, 79° 7.782′ W. Marker is on Pawleys Island, South Carolina, in Georgetown County. It is on Myrtle Drive (Local Route S-22-10) south of South Causeway Road (Local Route 22-266), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pawleys Island SC 29585, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on South Carolina’s Grand Strand,

in the Pee Dee,

and on Waccamaw Neck.

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 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Joseph Blyth Allston House (Pawley House) (within shouting distance of this marker); Nesbit / Norburn House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); All Saints Academy Summer House (about 700 feet away); All Saints Summer Parsonage/The Rectory

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Ward House (approx. 0.2 miles away); P. C. J. Weston House / Pelican Inn (approx. ¼ mile away); R. F. W. Allston House (approx. 0.4 miles away); R.F.W. Allston Causeway (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pawleys Island.

LaBruce/Lemon House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 21, 2009

2. LaBruce/Lemon House and Marker

House faces the beach; road runs behind it.

These Could Have Been the Former Slave Cabins image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 21, 2009

3. These Could Have Been the Former Slave Cabins

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,177 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 14, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.