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

Samuel Hammond

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 1, 2008

1. Samuel Hammond Marker

Inscription. Born 1757 in Virginia, this Indian fighter, who later moved to Edgefield District, attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of state troops during the American Revolution. Among the engagements he participated in were: Hanging Rock, Musgrove’s Mill, King’s Mountain, Blackstock’s, Cowpens, Guilford Courthouse, Siege of Augusta, and Eutaw Springs. Hammond served in the US Congress and after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, President Thomas Jefferson appointed him Colonel-Commandant of the St. Louis District. He subsequently was elected to the Missouri Territory Council and became its first president in 1813. Returning to SC in the 1820s, he was elected Surveyor General (1826) and Secretary of State in 1830. Hammond died in 1842 and was buried nearby; the grave was moved about 1.6 miles north in 1991.

Erected 1992 by Olde Towne Preservation Association of North Augusta. (Marker Number 2–11.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #03 Thomas Jefferson series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1757.

Location. 33° 29.979′ N, 81° 59.265′ W. Marker is in North Augusta, South Carolina, in

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Aiken County. It is on Riverview Park Drive, in the median. Marker is at River View Park Activity Center in North Augusta. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: North Augusta SC 29841, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Crossroads of the Southeast (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Power of the Savannah River (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Confederate States Powder Works (approx. 0.9 miles away in Georgia); Confederate Obelisk-Chimney (approx. 0.9 miles away in Georgia); Explosion At The Confederate Powder Works (approx. 0.9 miles away in Georgia); Boeckh Park (approx. one mile away); Korean War Tribute (approx. 1.1 miles away); World War II Tribute (approx. 1.1 miles away); James Urquhart Jackson (approx. 1.1 miles away); Viet Nam War Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Augusta.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Augusta Canal (was approx. one mile away in Georgia but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Samuel Hammond. Samuel Hammond (September 21, 1757 - September 11, 1842) was a United States Representative from Georgia in the 8th United States Congress. (Submitted on March 17, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)

Samuel Hammond Marker Reverse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 1, 2008

2. Samuel Hammond Marker Reverse

Samuel Hammond Marker at River View Park Activity Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008

3. Samuel Hammond Marker at River View Park Activity Center

Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,362 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 1, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.