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
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.
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 City, South Carolina, in Florence County. It is on State Road S-21-85 0.3 miles east of Cockfield Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map.
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Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee. 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 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); a different marker also named Lake City (approx. 2 miles away); 139 & 141 E. Main St. (approx. 2 miles away); 137 East Main Street (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake City.
Photographed by Dave W, May 9, 2023
2. Graham Home Place Marker, Side Two
Photographed by Dave W, May 9, 2023
3. Graham Home Place Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 1,071 times since then and 85 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.
