Lee County
21 places on the trail: 21 highway markers.
Era of American Revolution (1764-1783)
- 31-02Battle of Ratcliff's BridgeOn March 6, 1781 General Thomas Sumter with a force of 250 men was attacked by a British detachment commanded by Major F...
- 31-10Captain Peter Dubose 1755-1864After serving in the militia under General Francis Marion during the Revolutionary War, this planter and patriot lived n...
- 31-11Henry DurantNear this site stood the house of Henry Durant, soldier in the American Revolution. He served under General Francis Mari...
South Carolina in the Early Republic (1784-1815)
Antebellum (1816-1860)
- 31-05BishopvilleA trading center and polling place for Upper Salem in old Claremont County in the early 1800's, Bishopville was laid out...
- 31-17Lynchburg Presbyterian Church and CemeteryThis church was organized in 1855 by 21 charter members who met in the nearby Methodist church. This Greek Revival churc...
- 31-16Mt. Zion Presbyterian ChurchThis church was established in 1809. Its first building, a frame church, was built 1.5 mi. N on Broad Branch. The congre...
- 31-03Rev. John Leighton Wilson, D.D. March 25, 1809-July 13, 1886His home stood on this site. With his wife, Jane Bayard Wilson, he served as a Presbyterian missionary on the western co...
- 31-07Rev. Thomas Reese EnglishOne mile east stood the home of T.R. English, Presbyterian minister, statesman, delegate to the Secession Convention. Af...
Civil War (1861-1865)
Reconstruction (1866-1876)
New South (1877-1913)
- 31-01Cash-Shannon DuelThis 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. Sh...
- 31-14William Apollos James HouseWilliam Apollos James (1857-1930), prominent local businessman and public servant, lived here from 1904 until his death....
World War I and the Interwar Period (1913-1941)
- 31-08Ellison Durant Smith August 1, 1864-November 17, 1944Known nationally as "Cotton Ed" and active in 1905 in forming the Southern Cotton Association, Ellison DuRant Smith was ...
- 31-15Hall's MillA water-powered grist mill stood here as early as 1824, on land owned by William W. Hall, who had acquired the property ...
- 31-09Thomas Gordon McleodThis house is the birthplace of Thomas Gordon McLeod (Dec. 17, 1868-Dec. 11, 1932). He was the first State Senator from ...
World War II and After (1941-present)
- 31-19Bishopville High SchoolThis high school, built in 1936, is an excellent example of a Colonial Revival school built by the Public Works Administ...
- 31-18Dennis High SchoolDennis High School, built in 1936, was the first high school for African-American students in Lee County. Built on land ...
- 31-21Mount Pleasant High SchoolMount Pleasant High School opened at this location in 1957. It served African American students from southern Lee County...