Mechanicsville in Darlington County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

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Major Robert Lide

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Inscription. Born May 19, 1734. Died March 12, 1802. Served in the militia of South Carolina under General Francis Marion during the Revolutionary War and was for many years deacon of Cashway Baptist Church. Is buried in Lowders Hill Cemetery .2 mile east.

Erected 1960 by Major Robert Lide Chapter, D.A.R. and the County of Darlington. (Marker Number 16-01.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. A significant day of the year for for this entry is March 12.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 34° 21.113′ N, 79° 44.637′ W. Marker was in Mechanicsville, South Carolina, in Darlington County. It was at the intersection of Georgetown Road (State Highway 34) and Georgetown Rd (County Highway 16-495) on Georgetown Road. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Bishopville SC 29010, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in South Carolina’s Pee Dee.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 6 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Lamuel Benton (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mount Pleasant Baptist Church / Lowther's Hill Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Evan Pugh (approx. 2.3 miles away); Pleasant Grove Church (approx. 4.8 miles away); Mont Clare Community Center (approx. 5.2 miles away); Roseville Plantation Slave And Freedman's Cemetery / Clarke Cemetery

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(approx. 5.4 miles away); Ney School / Back Swamp School (approx. 5.6 miles away); Roseville Plantation (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mechanicsville.

More about this marker. Marker marked missing on the books of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 396 times since then and 77 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 20, 2025.

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