James Strom Thurmond

December 5, 1902-June 26, 2003

The longest serving and oldest Senator in American history, he began his public service as Edgefield County Superintendent of Education in 1929. A decorated soldier and circuit court judge, he was elected in the U.S. Senate ...

Major Wilbur Fisk Foster

1834-1922 Chief Engr. Army of Tenn. C.S.A.; Construction Engineer on first R.R. Bridge in Nashville; City Engineer of Nashville and Member of American Society of civil Engineers; Director of Works at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, 1897 & Co-Founder of Foster ...

Columbus Main Library / Judge Noah Swayne Home

Columbus Main Library

The first tax supported free public library in Columbus was formed in 1873 and housed in City Hall. In 1901, City Librarian John Pugh petitioned Andrew Carnegie for funding and was granted $200,000. In 1903, the Swayne home ...

John A. Roebling

Civil Engineer

Designer and builder

of many suspension bridges

Founder of Trenton’s greatest industry

An energetic worker

Inventor and man of affairs

Devoted to his adopted country

in whose progress he had unswerving faith

A patron of arts and sciences

and benefactor to mankind

This monument is erected

by the citizens ...

John Gary Evans

October 15, 1863 - June 22, 1942

The youngest Governor in South Carolina history, Evans served in the House and Senate before being elected Governor. He was a veteran of the Spanish-American War and is buried in Willowbrook Cemetery in Edgefield.

Marker ...

Johnson City

Incorporated - December 1, 1869

The town was formerly known as Green Meadows, Blue Plum, Johnson's Depot, Haynesville, then Johnson City. It is situated on land grants of 1782 to Robert and Joseph Young and in 1792 to Joseph Tipton. The ...

Benjamin Ryan Tillman

August 11, 1847 - July 3, 1918

Known as "Pitchfork Ben,"

he led the South Carolina

farmer's movement. He

helped found Clemson and

Winthrop Colleges and was

arguably the most powerful

figure in S.C. political

history. He is buried in

Ebenezer Cemetery in Trenton.

Marker is on Augusta Road.

Courtesy ...

John Wesley Landing Site

(upper inscription):

John Wesley

landed in America

on this island.

February 6, 1736

(lower inscription):

From

the Journal of John Wesley

"Fri,6,- About eight in the morning I first set my foot on American ground. It was a small uninhabited island,... over against Tybee, called by the English ...

Johnny Marcus Memorial Loop

This plaque honors the memory of Johnny Marcus, a local running enthusiast who died in an automobile accident, April 7, 1995. His dedication and commitment to the sport of running was inspiring to those who now follow in his footsteps.

Marker ...

Alaska Juneau Mill

At the Alaska Juneau mill from 1917-1944, ore was sorted, crushed, and treated to extract gold. Electric-powered engines hauled trains of 40 ore cars along the main haulage route form the mine two miles away in Silver Bow Basin to ...