Joseph B. Douthit
A National Leader in Soil and Water Conservation
Directly behind this marker is the homesite of Joe and Mary Broyles Douthit. Born in Anderson County January 30, 1893, graduate of Clemson University, 1914. Farmer and seed breeder, lifelong member and steward of Sandy Springs United Methodist Church, Clemson University Trustee, 1936-1956.
Life member Methodist Rural Fellowship.
Commissioner Upper Savannah, Anderson, and Pickens Soil and Water Conservation Districts, 1937-1972, President, S.C. Association of Conservation Districts, 1946-1946, Chairman, S.C. Land Resources Commission, 1951-1956, and Director, National Association of Conservation Districts, 1956-1957.
A Keeper of the Land
Marker is at the intersection of Lebanon Road and Autun Road, on the right when traveling north on Lebanon Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
