Welsh Neck High School / Coker College

Welsh Neck High School The Welsh Neck Baptist Association initiated this institution as a coeducational boarding school. It opened Sept. 17, 1894, through the generosity of Maj. James Lide Coker, Civil War veteran, local industrialist, and the school's first chairman ...

Eastern Carolina Silver Company

This silver co., chartered March 5, 1907, manufactured and sold coffee and tea sets, bread trays, bowls, candelabra, and cups. J. L. Coker served as pres., W. F. Smith as vice pres., and C. W. Coker as sec. & treas. ...

Senator William J. Connors

July 26, 1891 – June 24, 1961

Supt. of Chicago License Bureau – 1923

Member of the Sanitary District – 1924

Member – Bd. of City Improvements – 1925

Dem. Ward Committeeman 42nd Ward – 1930-1961

State Representative – 1932 to 1934

State Senator – 1934 ...

In Commemoration

Lt. Colonel Wm. C. Shortt, Lt. J.G. Gordon, 1 sergeant, 1 drummer, and 21 rank and file of the 41st Regiment, British regulars, who died in the assault on Fort Stephenson, August 2, 1813, and the succeeding amity between the ...

Carolina Fiber Co. / Sonoco Products Company

Carolina Fiber Co. One of the first methods for producing paper from native pine wood pulp was developed by J. L. Coker, Jr. As a result, he with Maj. J. L. Coker and C. J. Woodruff formed the Carolina Fiber ...

David Robert Coker 1870-1938

Known world-wide for developing new varieties and for perfecting superior strains of agricultural crops (including cotton), Coker, for years was pres. Pedigreed Seed Co., chartered 1918. He was intendant (mayor) of Hartsville 1900-1901; member National Agricultural Advisory Commission; trustee of ...

Henry Hardin Cherry

November 19, 1864-August 1, 1937

Leader of the movement to establish Kentucky Normal Schools and teachers College.

President Southern Normal School 1892-1906. President Western Kentucky State Teacher's College1906- 1937.

Marker is at the intersection of College Heights Blvd. and College Avenue on ...

James Lide Coker

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James L. Coker (1837-1918) came here from Society Hill ca. 1858 as a planter. While serving in the Civil War as a captain in Co. E, 6th Regiment SC Volunteers, he was seriously wounded. Promoted to major in ...

Attack by Lee's Corps

Gen. Hood's move to checkmate the Federal foray at Jonesboro on the one remaining railroad entering Atlanta, resulted in two major engagements August 31 & September 1, 1864.

Aug. 31. A concerted attack on the Fed. 15th A. C. between the ...

Battle of Westport

On the morning of October 23, 1864 Federal cavalry under General Alfred Pleasonton forced a crossing of the Big Blue at Byram's Ford and assaulted this hill which was defended by General Marmaduke's Confederate division. After three hours of heavy ...