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

Rev. Thomas Reese English

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010

1. Rev. Thomas Reese English Marker

Inscription. One mile east stood the home of T.R. English, Presbyterian minister, statesman, delegate to the Secession Convention. After attending S.C. College, he was admitted to the Bar and served as a legislator, 1830-1832. Ordained in 1833, as the evangelist of Harmony Presbytery he founded many churches in the Pee Dee area.

Erected 1963 by South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office, sponsored by Lee County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 31-7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina Historical Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1833.

Location. 34° 6.914′ N, 80° 13.329′ W. Marker is in English Crossroads, South Carolina, in Lee County. It is at the intersection of St. Charles Road (State Highway 154) and English Lane (State Highway 31-228), on the right when traveling north on St. Charles Road. 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 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Henry Durant (approx. 4.8 miles away); W. Green Deschamps, Jr. Highway (approx. 6.4 miles away); James Jenkins (approx. 6.7 miles away); Bethel United Methodist Church (approx. 6.7 miles away); Birth Place of Mary McLeod Bethune (approx. 7.2 miles away); Lee County World War I and World War II Supreme Sacrifice Memorial (approx. 7.2 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. Henry Durant (was approx. 4.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Rev. John Leighton Wilson, D.D. (was approx. 4.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Rev. Thomas Reese English Marker Amid the Cotton Fields of Lee County image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 18, 2010

2. Rev. Thomas Reese English Marker Amid the Cotton Fields of Lee County

Rev. Thomas Reese English Marker, seen along St. Charles Road (State Road 154) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 18, 2010

3. Rev. Thomas Reese English Marker, seen along St. Charles Road (State Road 154)

At the intersection with English Lane (State Road 31-228)

Gravestone of Rev. Thomas Reese English, Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church, Bishopville, SC image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, April 6, 2024

4. Gravestone of Rev. Thomas Reese English, Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church, Bishopville, SC

Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,939 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 14, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4. submitted on August 3, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.