Near Van Wyck in Lancaster County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Jackson Comes Home
Photographed by Mark Parker, April 4, 2024
1. Jackson Comes Home Marker
A Jackson statue in the land of his birth was imagined by Perry Belle Hough of the Lancaster Historic Commission. The idea came to her during a visit to Ann Hyatt Huntington's Brookgreen Gardens.
Fellow Commissioner Nancy Crockett and her students wrote to Mrs. Huntington and asked her to sculpt the statue in honor of "the only South Carolinian to become President."
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The 10-foot-tall, 3,500 pound, bronze statue was dedicated on Andrew Jackson's 200th Birthday on March 15, 1967.
School children collected pennies, nickels, and dimes to pay for a base for the statue. The 25,000-pound granite slab was so heavy it bent the crane during installation.
Anna Hyatt Huntington was famous for her animal and human sculptures. She was over 90 when she finished her sculpture of Jackson.
Erected by South Carolina State Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical year for this entry is 1967.
Location. 34° 50.4′ N, 80° 48.426′ W. Marker is near
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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 walking distance of this marker: The Boy of the Waxhaws (here, next to this marker); Welcome to the Andrew Jackson State Park Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson (within shouting distance of this marker); Birthplace of Andrew Jackson Monument
Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, 1
2. Jackson Statue
Another marker is no longer nearby. Jackson Comes Home (has been replaced with this marker).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Old Marker At This Location also titled "Jackson Comes Home"
Also see . . . Andrew Jackson State Park. South Carolina State Parks (Submitted on August 8, 2024.)
Additional commentary.
1. Anna H. Huntington Letter
June 20, 1962
Dear Miss Crockett:
I have your interesting letter of the 6th with appreciation of Brookgreen and I am glad you know the gardens.
Your suggestion of Andrew Jackson as a young man growing up among the rural activities of a small frontier town, is the only side of his life that appeals to me as a sculptor, as well as the interest the children seem to have in the project.
A picture came to mind as I read over your letter and I have tried out the composition. I have Jakcson as a young man of sixteen or seventeen seated bareback on a farm horse, one hand leaning back on the horse's rump and looking off over his native hills, to wonder wonder what the future holds for him.
Its a quiet composition but think has possibilities.
When I get the model further developed I will send you a small snap shot to see what you think but it would be some years before it could be developed as I have other works promised.
With best wishes
Sincerely,
Anna H. Huntington
— Submitted August 8, 2024.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 293 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 7, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 2. submitted on October 28, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
