Benjamin Ryan Tillman
[North]:
Born August 11, 1847 - Died July 3, 1918
Married Sallie Starke January 8, 1868
Patriot • Statesman
Governor of South Carolina 1890-1894
United States Senate 1895-1918
In the World War, Chairman Senate
Committee on Naval Affairs
A Life of Service and Achievement
[West]:
In the Home Loving; Loyal to the State;
Steadfast, True for the Nation.
The country belongs to us and and we all belong
to it. The men of the North, South, East and
West carved it out of the wilderness and made
it great. Let us share it with each other
then and conserve it, giving it the best that
is in us of brain and brawn and heart.
[South]:
Loving them, he was the friend
and leader of the common people.
He taught them their political
power and made possible for
the education of their sons
and daughters. Clemson
Agricultural College, Winthrop
Normal and Industrial College.
Marker is on Gervais Street near Main Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
