On March 6, 1781 General Thomas Sumter with a force of 250 men was attacked by a British detachment commanded by Major Fraser about 3 miles northeast at the head of Stirrup Branch. In a running fight, the Gamecock retreated along a road near here to . . . — — Map (db m27767) HM
A trading center and polling place for Upper Salem in old Claremont County in the early 1800's, Bishopville was laid out on land acquired by Dr. Jacques Bishop. In 1824 a post office was established here. The town was chartered in 1888. When Lee . . . — — Map (db m27732) HM
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This high school, built in 1936, is an excellent example of a Colonial Revival school built by the Public Works Administration (PWA), a New Deal program of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration. Designed by architect Henry . . . — — Map (db m27915) HM
Men of the Vietnam era who died while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States
Aug. 5, 1964 - May 7, 1975
Michael Ryan McLendon • Heyward W. Nedd • Richard Van Huggins • Wyman B. Coleman • William J. Henry • Willie Lee Joe • . . . — — Map (db m223121) HM WM
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"For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy at Vauzandigny, France, October 11, 1918. Corporal Heriot, with four other soldiers, organized a combat crew and attacked an . . . — — Map (db m223177) HM WM
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Dennis High School, built in 1936, was the first high school for African-American students in Lee County. Built on land donated by philanthropist Rebecca Dennis, it was named in her honor. This school was originally intended . . . — — Map (db m27919) HM
We point with pride to young Doc Blanchard- one of the greatest names in football- our hometown boy who met success with modesty- a boy who fit perfectly into the pattern laid own by his dad. With memory of your father, with honor to your
mother, . . . — — Map (db m40623) HM
This Flag Park is a collaborative effort of the City of Bishopville, a Palmetto Pride Grant, Pee Dee Tourism, the SC Cotton Museum and private donations to show support for our men and women on active duty in the military.
Ten flag poles and . . . — — Map (db m60612) HM
Boxcar presented to South Carolina
by the people of France
February 9, 1949
This boxcar and others were used to move soldiers and horses to and from fighting fronts during World War I 1917 - 1918
and soldiers during World War II 1944 - 1945 . . . — — Map (db m223000) WM
Capers was born on August 25, 1937 in South Carolina to a family of sharecroppers during the Jim Crow era. He later moved to Baltimore where he would meet the love of his life and future wife Dottie Lee and decide to enlist in the Marines. This . . . — — Map (db m223178) HM WM
[Front]:
The Reverend James Jenkins served in the Methodist ministry for 55 years. He was born in Bitton's Neck, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Britton Jenkins. His mother was a Revolutionary War heroine. In 1805 he married Elizabeth . . . — — Map (db m27704) HM
(West face)
CSA
In Memory
of
Lee County's
Confederate Soldiers
Heros
Confederate Dead
(East Face)
Lest We Forget Erected by the people
of Lee County
Through the efforts of
Lottie Green . . . — — Map (db m27735) WM
(Side 1)
"Dedicated to the memory of the gallant Americans of Lee County South Carolina who gave their lives serving with the Armed Forces in World War I and II".
(Side 2)
Men of World War I who died while serving in the . . . — — Map (db m223125) WM
This house is the birthplace of Thomas Gordon McLeod (Dec. 17, 1868-Dec. 11, 1932). He was the first State Senator from Lee County, 1903-1907, then Lieutenant Governor 1907-1911, and Governor of South Carolina from 1923 to 1927. His grave and that . . . — — Map (db m40683) HM
Named in his honor 1978 Bishopville Council member, 1947 - 58 Mayor, 1958 - 62 State Senator , 1963 - 68 Member, house, 1971 - Life Trustee, Clemson University Dedicated Public Servant, Strong supporter of Highway Program, Astute businessman, . . . — — Map (db m20579) HM
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William Apollos James (1857-1930), prominent local businessman and public servant, lived here from 1904 until his death. James founded the Farmers Loan and Trust Company and was its president for more than 20 years. When Lee . . . — — Map (db m28476) HM
Three miles south of Mount Elon on the night of Feb. 27, 1865, a mounted Union detachment led by Captain William Duncan encountered a superior force of Confederate cavalry commanded by Colonel Hugh K. Aiken. After a sharp hand to hand fight Captain . . . — — Map (db m27739) HM
(Front text)
This church was established in 1809. Its first building, a frame church, was built 1.5 mi. N on Broad Branch. The congregation moved to this site in 1829 and built a second church, also a frame building, in the 1830s. Mt. . . . — — Map (db m28385) HM
One mile east stood the home of T.R. English, Presbyterian minister, statesman, delegate to the Secession Convention. After attending S.C. College, he was admitted to the Bar and served as a legislator, 1830-1832. Ordained in 1833, as the evangelist . . . — — Map (db m28595) HM
(Front text) A water-powered grist mill stood here as early as 1824, on land owned by William W. Hall, who had acquired the property from John Hall in 1809. William Hall operated the mill until he sold it to Harrison Hall shortly before the . . . — — Map (db m40820) HM
Known nationally as "Cotton Ed" and active in 1905 in forming the Southern Cotton Association, Ellison DuRant Smith was elected to the U.S.Senate in 1908 and served until his death in 1944, having been Committee Chairman of Agriculture and of . . . — — Map (db m28124) HM
Central School was erected on this site by a group of public spirited men and women who desired quality education for the children who lived in this area. The school offered educational opportunities for young people, grades one through eleven and . . . — — Map (db m45701) HM
This cemetery was
established in the early 1780's
Francis Asbury mentions
in his journal that he
buried Abijah Rembert here
on December 4, 1805
Abijah is the
Great-Grandson of
Andre' Rembert/Immigrant
Marked on 8 . . . — — Map (db m41058) HM
Site of camp meetings where Bishop Francis Asbury preached. First service held about 1786. In 1834 Caleb Rembert deeded eight acres to nine trustees for the use of the Methodist Church. John A. Colclough gave an adjacent tract of 2 ½ acres, and . . . — — Map (db m41015) HM
After serving in the militia under General Francis Marion during the Revolutionary War, this planter and patriot lived near here and operated a ferry, known as DuBose's Crossing, close by the present bridge over Lynches River. His grave is in the . . . — — Map (db m27838) HM
This was the site of the last fatal duel fought in S.C., in which Col. E.B.C. Cash of Cash's Depot killed Col. Wm. M. Shannon of Camden on July 5, 1880. This tragedy influenced the S.C. legislature to enact a law in December, 1880, making dueling a . . . — — Map (db m27860) HM
Marker front:
This church was organized in 1855 by 21 charter members who met in the nearby Methodist church. This Greek Revival church, built of hand-hewn pine and featuring galleries on either side, was built that year with the help of . . . — — Map (db m23450) HM
Gen. Edward E. Potter commanding 2700 Federal troops left Georgetown on April 5, 1865, to destroy the railroad between Sumter and Camden. On April 16 after a skirmish with militia under Col. James F. Pressley he camped at Spring Hill nearby. The . . . — — Map (db m28128) HM
His home stood on this site. With his wife, Jane Bayard Wilson, he served as a Presbyterian missionary on the western coast of Africa 1833-1852. He advocated ending the slave trade and by 1844 had freed all his own slaves. Foreign Mission Secretary . . . — — Map (db m40805) HM
