Kershaw in Lancaster County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Thomas L. Clyburn House

Photographed by Ronald Patton, August 28, 2023

1. Thomas L. Clyburn House Marker (side 1)

Inscription.
(side 1)
Thomas Lorenzo Clyburn (1809-1869), prominent planter of Lancaster District and the first postmaster of Butler, 1853-56, lived here and is buried in the family cemetery nearby. He and his first wife Katherine Blue Clyburn had two sons, Benjamin Rutledge (1840-1877) and Thomas Franklin (1843-1896), who were Confederate officers and, in the S.C. General Assembly after the war. (Continued on other side) (side 2) (Continued from other side) Benjamin, major of the 2nd S.C. Infantry, was wounded and captured. then served in the S.C. House 1865-66. Frank, lieutenant colonel of the 12th S.C. Infantry, was also wounded, then served in the S.C. House 1868-70 and the S.C. Senate 1882-85. William Uriah (1857-1917), son of T.L. Clyburn and his second wife Martha Williams Clyburn served in the S.C. House 1884-85.

Erected 2012 by Town of Kershaw Historical Society. (Marker Number 29-30.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 34° 35.441′ N, 80° 32.852′ W. Marker is in Kershaw, South Carolina, in Lancaster County. It is at the intersection of Tom Gregory Road and Gold

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Mine Highway (U.S. 601), on the right when traveling west on Tom Gregory Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5082 Gold Mine Hwy, Kershaw SC 29067, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands

and in the Olde English District. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Haile Gold Mine (approx. 0.6 miles away); Kershaw (approx. 3½ miles away); Welsh's Station / Kershaw Depot (approx. 3.6 miles away); Kershaw's First Library (approx. 3.6 miles away); Flat Creek Baptist Church (approx. 5.3 miles away); The Battle of the Hanging Rock (approx. 6.7 miles away); The Hanging Rock Mineral Spring (approx. 7 miles away); Battle of Hanging Rock (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kershaw.

Thomas L. Clyburn House Marker (side 2) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ronald Patton, August 28, 2023

2. Thomas L. Clyburn House Marker (side 2)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2024, by Ronald Patton of Lancaster, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 490 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 25, 2024, by Ronald Patton of Lancaster, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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