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Historical Markers in Van Wyck, South Carolina

 
Clickable Map of Lancaster County, South Carolina and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Lancaster County, SC (60) Chester County, SC (44) Chesterfield County, SC (19) Fairfield County, SC (35) Kershaw County, SC (115) York County, SC (156) Mecklenburg County, NC (205) Union County, NC (28)  LancasterCounty(60) Lancaster County (60)  ChesterCounty(44) Chester County (44)  ChesterfieldCounty(19) Chesterfield County (19)  FairfieldCounty(35) Fairfield County (35)  KershawCounty(115) Kershaw County (115)  YorkCounty(156) York County (156)  MecklenburgCountyNorth Carolina(205) Mecklenburg County (205)  UnionCounty(28) Union County (28)
Lancaster is the county seat for Lancaster County
Van Wyck is in Lancaster County
      Lancaster County (60)  
ADJACENT TO LANCASTER COUNTY
      Chester County (44)  
      Chesterfield County (19)  
      Fairfield County (35)  
      Kershaw County (115)  
      York County (156)  
      Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (205)  
      Union County, North Carolina (28)  
 
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1 South Carolina, Lancaster County, Van Wyck — Andrew Jackson State ParkBoyhood Home of the 7th President
Andrew Jackson, 7th president of the United States, grew up on this site during the American Revolution. His Scotch-Irish Presbyterian upbringing in this Waxhaws backcountry settlement helped shape his character, his military success and his . . . Map (db m95423) HM
2 South Carolina, Lancaster County, Van Wyck — 29-9 — Birthplace of Andrew Jackson
Seventh President of the United States. Near this site on South Carolina soil Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, at the plantation whereon James Crawford lived and where Jackson himself said he was born.Map (db m24035) HM
3 South Carolina, Lancaster County, Van Wyck — 29-9 — Birthplace of Andrew Jackson
Seventh President of the United States. Near this site on South Carolina soil Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, at the plantation whereon James Crawford lived and where Jackson himself said he was born.Map (db m230093) HM
4 South Carolina, Lancaster County, Van Wyck — Birthplace of Andrew Jackson Monument
[Carving Side] "I was born in So Carolina, as I have been told, at the plantation whereon James Crawford lived about one mile from the Carolina Road X of the Waxhaw Creek" Andrew Jackson to J.H. Witherspoon, August 11, 1824. Jackson . . . Map (db m23781) HM
5 South Carolina, Lancaster County, Van Wyck — 29-14 — Boundary Line
One of the last refinements in the N.C.-S.C. boundary was marked with a stone inscribed "1813" and located about ½ mile SE of here. This adjustment was made because of uncertainty in location of the Salisbury Road which had served as . . . Map (db m23789) HM
6 South Carolina, Lancaster County, Van Wyck — Heart of the Community
Scotch-Irish Presbyterians called their worship places Meeting Houses to emphasize that the structure is a building and that the church is the body of believers. The community came to the Meeting House not only to worship, but also for recreation, . . . Map (db m23768) HM
7 South Carolina, Lancaster County, Van Wyck — Jackson Comes Home
Andrew Jackson, champion of the common, is a larger-than-life hero. He has been memorialized throughout American history. The idea of commemorating Jackson with a statue in the land of his birth was conceived by Perry Belle Hough of the Lancaster . . . Map (db m23775) HM
8 South Carolina, Lancaster County, Van Wyck — 29-7 — King Hagler's Murder
On the Catawba Path near here King Hagler, Chief of the Catawba Nation (1750-1763), was slain on August 30, 1763, by a raiding band of northern Indian braves as he journeyed from the Waxhaws Settlement on Cane Creek to a Catawba town on Twelve Mile . . . Map (db m23761) HM
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9 South Carolina, Lancaster County, Van Wyck — 29-12 — Major Crawford's Home
Near this site was the home of Major Robert Crawford, where President George Washington spent his last night in South Carolina on his Southern tour, May 27, 1791. Here Washington was met by a delegation of the Chiefs of the Catawba Nation, who set . . . Map (db m23763) HM
10 South Carolina, Lancaster County, Van Wyck — School Days in the Waxhaws
When Andrew Jackson was a boy, he attended log-cabin schools much like this replica. In this backcountry region of devout, hard working Scotch-Irish immigrants, most children learned enough at local "common" schools to read the Bible and run . . . Map (db m23771) HM
11 South Carolina, Lancaster County, Van Wyck — 29-18 — Stephen Decatur Miller
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Governor of South Carolina from 1828 until 1830, Miller was born near here May 8, 1787, the son of Charles and Margaret White Miller. He served in the US House of Representatives (1822-1828), and US Senate (1831-1833). He . . . Map (db m23785) HM
12 South Carolina, Lancaster County, Van Wyck — The Boy of the WaxhawsBy Anna Hyatt Huntington
This statue of the young Andrew Jackson is a gift to the children of South Carolina by the sculptor, Anna Hyatt Huntington. Children of the elementary schools throughout the state contributed their nickel and dimes for the base. "We, the . . . Map (db m23779) HM
13 South Carolina, Lancaster County, Van Wyck — Welcome to Andrew Jackson State Park
Andrew Jackson State Park honors the memory of the seventh president of the United States, who spent his boyhood here in the Waxhaws area. A museum tells the story of Jackson's experiences and life in the South Carolina backcountry from his birth . . . Map (db m95428) HM
14 South Carolina, Lancaster County, Van Wyck — Welcome to the Andrew Jackson State Park Museum
This 360-acre park was established to honor the seventh President of the United States, Andrew Jackson. The museum tells the story of Jackson's boyhood experiences during the Revolutionary War and highlights life in the South Carolina . . . Map (db m95425) HM
 
 
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Apr. 29, 2024