Tatum in Marlboro County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Daniel Calhoun Roper

(1867-1943)

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 8, 2010

1. Daniel Calhoun Roper Marker

Inscription. This cabinet member and diplomat was born two miles south of here. He graduated from Trinity College in 1888 and later became head of Marlboro High School, near here. He was Franklin D. Roosevelt's first secretary of commerce from 1933 to 1938 and U.S. minister to Canada, 1939. He was author of Fifty Years of Public Life.

Erected 1972 by Marlboro County Historic Preservation Commission. (Marker Number 35-11.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #32 Franklin D. Roosevelt series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.

Location. 34° 38.63′ N, 79° 35.194′ W. Marker is in Tatum, South Carolina, in Marlboro County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (U.S. 15) and South Stanton Street (County Road 22), on the right when traveling north on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tatum SC 29594, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ammons Family Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Adamsville School (approx. 4.3 miles away); Early Cotton Mill

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(approx. 4.3 miles away); Sherman's March (approx. 4½ miles away in North Carolina); Old Beauty Spot (approx. 4.6 miles away); Clio (approx. 5 miles away); Clio Passenger Depot (approx. 5 miles away); East Side School (approx. 5.1 miles away).

Wide view of Daniel Calhoun Roper grave in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington D.C. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, January 31, 2015

2. Wide view of Daniel Calhoun Roper grave in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington D.C.

Wide view of the Daniel Calhoun Roper Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 8, 2010

3. Wide view of the Daniel Calhoun Roper Marker

Daniel Calhoun Roper grave in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington D.C. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, January 31, 2015

4. Daniel Calhoun Roper grave in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington D.C.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,193 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 9, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. 2. submitted on January 31, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on June 9, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. 4. submitted on January 31, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.