Strom Thurmond

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A Century of Service

Born December 5, 1902 in Edgefield, South Carolina, Strom Thurmond provided nearly a century of service to the Palmetto State and to this nation. Highlights of his extraordinary life include:

Participation in the D-Day Invasion June 6, ...

James Strom Thurmond

December 5, 1902-June 26, 2003

The longest serving and oldest Senator in American history, he began his public service as Edgefield County Superintendent of Education in 1929. A decorated soldier and circuit court judge, he was elected in the U.S. Senate ...

J. Strom Thurmond

Native of Edgefield Born 1902

County Supt. of Education 1929-1933

State Senator 1933-1938

Circuit Judge 1938-1946

U.S. Army - World War II 1942-1946

Governor of South Carolina 1947-1951

United States Senate 1954-

Chairman - Senate Judiciary Comm. 1984-

President Pro-Tempore of U.S. Senate 1981-

Marker is on Courthouse Square. ...

J. Strom Thurmond Birthplace

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J. Strom Thurmond, by mid-1997 the longest-serving U.S. Senator in history, was born here to J. William and Gertrude Strom Thurmond Dec. 5, 1902. educated at Clemson College, he taught high school 1923-29, was county superintendent of education 1929-33, state ...

J. Strom Thurmond Dam

Constructed between 1946-1954, Thurmond Dam is the first hydropower project to be built on the Savannah River. Behind it lies one of the largest Corps of Engineer lakes east of the Mississippi.

The Thurmond Dam powerhouse contains seven power units, each ...