Thomas Woodward

Thomas Woodward is a South Carolina historical marker in Rockton, Fairfield County, dedicated 1969.

Fairfield County · dedicated 1969 · S.C. Hwy. 34, about 1 mi. S of Rockton, Rockton

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1/4 mile east stood the home of Thomas Woodward, prominent leader of the South Carolina Regulator Movement, 1768-1769. He was a member of the First Provincial Congress and a Charter Member of the Mt. Zion Society. As Captain of Rangers in 1775-76 he led soldiers from this area in the Snow Campaign against Indians and Tories.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
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Thomas Woodward

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