Eureka in Aiken County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Marie Cromer Seigler House

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010

1. Marie Cromer Seigler House Marker

Inscription. This house was for many years the home of Marie Cromer Seigler (1882-1964), educator and national pioneer in agricultural instruction. In 1910, as teacher and principal of Talatha School, she founded a Girls' Tomato Club, the first of many such clubs nationwide and a forerunner, along with the Boys' Corn Clubs, of the national 4-H Clubs, supported by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.

Marie Cromer said of her efforts to encourage girls and young women interested in agriculture, "I made up my mind I was going to do something for country girls." With the support of Aiken Co. Superintendent of Education Cecil H. Seigler, whom she married in 1912, she established Home Demonstration clubs and created Home Economics courses in Aiken Co. schools. She died here in 1964.

Erected 2000 by Aiken County Historical Society. (Marker Number 2-20.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the 4-H Youth Program, and the South Carolina, Aiken County Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 33° 41.826′ N, 81° 45.971′ W. Marker is in Eureka, South Carolina, in Aiken County. It is on

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Johnston Highway (State Highway 191) ¼ mile north of State Highway 19, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Trenton SC 29847, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Augusta

and in the Midlands.

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 10 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Benjamin R. Tillman House (approx. 5.8 miles away); Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church (approx. 5.8 miles away); Philippi Baptist Church (approx. 5.8 miles away); 12 Stone Monument (approx. 6 miles away); Bettis Academy (approx. 6 miles away); Mt. Canaan Baptist Church (approx. 6.8 miles away); a different marker also named Bettis Academy (approx. 7 miles away); Darby (approx. 7.6 miles away); Robert M. Bell Parkway (approx. 8.3 miles away); Pickens-Salley House (approx. 8.6 miles away).

Marie Cromer Seigler House Marker, reverse side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 14, 2010

2. Marie Cromer Seigler House Marker, reverse side

Marie Cromer Seigler House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 14, 2010

3. Marie Cromer Seigler House and Marker

The Girl's Tomato Club organized by Abbeville native Marie Cromer Siegler and thought to be a forerunner of the 4-H Club.

Marie Cromer Seigler House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 14, 2010

4. Marie Cromer Seigler House

Marie Cromer Seigler House Marker, looking south along Johnston Highway (State Road 191) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 14, 2010

5. Marie Cromer Seigler House Marker, looking south along Johnston Highway (State Road 191)

Marie Cromer Seigler image. Click for full size.

Photographed by International Harvester Company

6. Marie Cromer Seigler

First Tomato Canning Club at Work image. Click for full size.

Photographed by International Harvester Company

7. First Tomato Canning Club at Work

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,926 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 17, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6, 7. submitted on January 9, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.