St. Stephen in Berkeley County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
L. Mendel Rivers House
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010
1. L. Mendel Rivers House Marker
Rivers served as a lawyer for the U.S. Justice Dept. 1936-40 before being elected to Congress. A firm supporter of the military, Rivers was re-elected for fifteen terms. He was instrumental in expanding the Charleston Navy Base after World War II and served as chair of the House Armed Services Committee 1965-70, during the Vietnam War. He is buried at St. Stephen Episcopal Church.
Erected 2005 by The Charleston Harbor Pilots, Maybank Shipping Company, and the William Gilmore Simms Literary Society. (Marker Number 8-37.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, Vietnam. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.
Location. 33° 24.271′ N, 79° 55′ W. Marker is in St. Stephen, South Carolina, in Berkeley County. It is at the intersection of Mendle Rivers Road (State Highway 8-351
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Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry and in Santee Cooper Country. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Stephen (White) High School (approx. half a mile away); St. Stephen Colored School / St. Stephen High School (approx. 0.7 miles away); St. Stephens Veterans Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away); DeWitt Williams Bridge (approx. 2.3 miles away); S.C.O.P.E. Freedom House (approx. 4½ miles away); Thomas Walter (approx. 4.6 miles away); Maham Plantation (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Stephen.
Also see . . .
1. Lucius Mendel Rivers. Rivers received numerous accolades and honors to commemorate his service to the nation and to the 1st congressional district. (Submitted on March 30, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
2. Sturgeon Class Attack Submarine: L. Mendell [sic] Rivers (SSN-686). Laid down, 26 June 1971, at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA.; Launched, 2 June 1973; Commissioned, USS L. Mendel Rivers (SSN-686), 21 December 1974; Decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register, 10 May 2001; Final Disposition, disposed
Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 30, 2010
2. L. Mendel Rivers House Marker, reverse side
Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 30, 2010
3. L. Mendel Rivers House Marker seen at northern terminus of Mendel Rivers Road (State Road 8-351)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 30, 2010
4. L. Mendel Rivers House Marker and present day structure on site
Seems this is an Administration Building for St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
M. John Lenhardt, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, 1968
5. L. Mendel Rivers
Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 30, 2010
6. L. Mendel Rivers Marker
Avenue
Our native son
This marker placed
October 9, 1964
Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 30, 2010
7. at St.Stephen Episcopal Church Cemetery, at right reads:
[House of Representatives U.S.A. Seal]
Rivers
(East Face)
Lucius Mendel
Rivers
1905 - 1970
Son of Lucius Hampton Rivers
and
Henrietta Marion McCay Rivers
(North face)
Lucius Mendel Rivers
Statesmen and Patriot
** Whose efforts never
faltered in building
his country's defenses
representing his people
for over thirty years in
Congress, six years as
chairman of the House
Committee on Armed
Services.
OS2 John Bouvia, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection
8. L. Mendel Rivers (SSN-686) Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-SC-93-05792
Scrapped and junked 2002
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,443 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on March 31, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
