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March 8, 1776-November 17, 1830/Statesman, educator,/pioneer manufacturer,/scientific farmer,/ State Senator, Congressman,/Governor 1814-1816,/Brigadier General in/the War of 1812./His residence, "Center Hall,"/was ½ mile east. His grave is in/the family cemetery 2 ½ miles east. Erected by Darlington County Historical Society, 1962
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Major Robert Lide
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One half mile east of this site Evan Pugh (1729-1802) is buried at Pugh Field, near his homesite.
Lamuel Benton
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Darlington District Agricultural Society/the Mineral Spring
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