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William Tennent

Sumter County · dedicated 1977 · Intersection of U.S. Hwy. 378/76 & N. King’s Hwy (S.C. Hwy. 261), Stateburg vicinity, Stateburg vicinity

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Third Presbyterian preacher of this name, Tennent died several miles south in 1777. He was born in 1740 of a renowned family of ministers and educators. From 1772 he served as pastor of the Independent Church of Charlestown. As a patriot, he prepared the up country for the Revolution and advocated the dissenters' appeal for equality in religious rights.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

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