Lake City in Florence County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Graham Home Place

Photographed By Dave W, May 9, 2023

1. Graham Home Place Marker, Side One

Inscription.
(side 1)
The Graham family was among the first European settlers in Lake City, formerly named Graham's Crossroads. This site, owned by Hugh Graham in the late 1700s, was part of a larger tract on the N side of Lynches Lake (7/10 mi. S) that tradition holds was the family's colonial-era "home place." The site has been passed down over the generations and remains with the Graham family today.
(Continued on other side) (side 2) (Continued from other side) During the American Revolution. Hugh Graham served in the S.C. militia and provided supplies to Col. Francis Marion's brigade and the Continental Army from the family home place. In Nov. 1780, a detachment of Col. Marion's men carrying British POWS from the Battle of Tearcoat Swamp were provided food and refuge on Graham's property. en route to Gen. Henry W. Harrington in Cheraw.

Erected 2021 by The Living History Foundation. (Marker Number 21-54.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1780.

Location. 33° 52.545′ N, 79° 43.14′ W. Marker is in Lake

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City, South Carolina, in Florence County. Marker is on State Road S-21-85, 0.3 miles east of Cockfield Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 679 State Rd S-21-85, Lake City SC 29560, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Whitehead Infirmary (approx. 1.8 miles away); Dr. Ronald E. McNair Memorial Park (approx. 1.9 miles away); Ronald E. McNair (approx. 1.9 miles away); Church Street/Main Street (approx. 2 miles away); Lake City (approx. 2 miles away); Lake City Produce Markets / Lake City Bean Market (approx. 2 miles away); Lake City Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); H.H. Singletary Building (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake City.

Graham Home Place Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dave W, May 9, 2023

2. Graham Home Place Marker, Side Two

Graham Home Place Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dave W, May 9, 2023

3. Graham Home Place Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 105 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 10, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.