Bishopville in Lee County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Felix "Doc" Blanchard

Photographed by Mark Parker, April 6, 2024

1. Felix "Doc" Blanchard

Inscription. Doc grew up in Bishopville. The impact of family, sports, and a disciplined military career was the catalyst of Doc's life.

Drafted in 1943, the coach at the United States Military Academy at West Point recruited him to play football. Doc met Glenn Davis at their first practice; the pair was soon to become known to the entire world as "Mr. Inside" and "Mr. Outside".

Doc earned the Heisman Trophy in 1945. He was All American—1944, 1945, and 1946. He received the Maxwell Memorial Trophy and the Sullivan Award.

During the Vietnam conflict, he completed 84 combat missions.

Visit the South Carolina Cotton Museum for more information.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Sports • War, Vietnam. A significant historical year for this entry is 1943.

Location. 34° 13.215′ N, 80° 14.773′ W. Marker is in Bishopville, South Carolina, in Lee County. It is on West Cedar Lane near North Main Street (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bishopville SC 29010, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South

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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 walking distance of this marker: Felix Anthony "Doc" Blanchard (a few steps from this marker); Flag Park (a few steps from this marker); James Capers (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Corporal James D. Heriot (about 500 feet away); Gratitude Train - Merci America (about 500 feet away); William Apollos James House (about 600 feet away); Battle of Ratcliff's Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bishopville Vietnam Supreme Sacrifice Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bishopville.

Photographed by Anna Inbody, October 21, 2012

2. Flag Park

Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 225 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 3, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 2. submitted on October 28, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.