Henry Durant

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Inscription. Near this site stood the house of Henry Durant, soldier in the American Revolution. He served under General Francis Marion against British forces who had overrun this area of South Carolina. Durant later became a substantial landholder from whom many people in this area trace descent.

Erected 1968 by Lee County Historical Commission, sponsored by Henry Durant Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. (Marker Number 31-11.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 34° 7.547′ N, 80° 9.113′ W. Marker was in Elliott, South Carolina, in Lee County. It was on Lynchburg Highway (State Highway 341) 0.6 miles U.S. 401. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Lynchburg SC 29080, 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 7 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Henry Durant (approx. 1.1 miles away); Rev. Thomas Reese English (approx. 4.1 miles away); Fair Hope Presbyterian Church

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(approx. 4.4 miles away); Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); a different marker also named Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); John Wesley Methodist Church (approx. 5.8 miles away); Battle of Mount Elon (approx. 6.2 miles away); Lynchburg Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.3 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Rev. John Leighton Wilson, D.D. (was approx. 5.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. This marker is marked missing on the historical marker list maintained by the South Carolina Department of Archives and History.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 323 times since then and 48 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on September 9, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.

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