Richard Richardson

Richard Richardson is a South Carolina historical marker in Fulton Crossroads vicinity, Sumter County, dedicated 1969.

Sumter County · dedicated 1969 · Millcreek Rd., 1.5 mi. S of S.C. Hwy. 261, Fulton Crossroads vicinity, Fulton Crossroads vicinity

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An early plantation owner in this area, he was a Commissioner of St. Mark's Church who donated land for its construction. He was Magistrate and Delegate to the First and Second Provincial Congresses. In the Revolution he was Colonel in the Snow Campaign and later Brigadier General. Six Governors of South Carolina are among his descendants.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Sumter County Historical Society

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