St. Matthews in Calhoun County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Patriots of Calhoun County
1775 ~ 1781
Photographed by Anna Inbody, January 15, 2012
1. Patriots of Calhoun County Marker
In Grateful Appreciation of the Services of the Patriots of Calhoun County 1775 - 1781
Gov. John Adams Treutlan Col. Wm. Thompson Maj. Lewis Colson Maj. Jacob Geiger Capt. Jacob Rumph Com. Alexander Gillam Capt. Wm. Heatley, Jr. Lt. Wm. Russell Thomson 2nd Lt. John Capers Colson Paymaster John James Haig Adj Chas. Heatley Andrew Houser Wm. Pauling Jacob Amaker John Amaker David Rumph John Rumph John Moorer John Zimmerman John Whetstone Henry Whetstone John Dantzler John Miller Henry Rickenbaker Nicholas Rickenbaker Peter Crook John McCord John Dudley Conrad Crider Abram Ott John Ott John Houk Peter Staley Jacob Cates Micheal Zeigler John Murff John Geiger John Conrad Geiger
Erected by Wm. Thomson Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.
Location. 33° 39.797′ N, 80° 46.742′ W. Memorial is in St. Matthews, South Carolina, in Calhoun
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Regionally, this memorial is in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, in Congaree Country, and specifically 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "Lest We Forget" (here, next to this marker); Calhoun County (within shouting distance of this marker); Bethel A.M.E. Church and School (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); West End Public Library (approx. half a mile away); John Ford High School (approx. half a mile away); Tabernacle Cemetery (approx. 3.1 miles away); Mt. Carmel Baptist Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); First Land Granted in Calhoun County Area (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Matthews.
Photographed by Anna Inbody, January 15, 2012
2. Calhoun County Courthouse
The marker is on the outside of the Front door.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,253 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 17, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
