Zachariah W. Wines
Black merchant and educator Zachariah Wines, born 1847 in Society Hill, represented Darlington County in the S.C. House 1876-78 and was commissioned Captain in the National Guard by Gov. Wade Hampton in 1877. He taught at nearby Waddell School and later served as Society Hill Postmaster, 1897-1904. He died in 1920 and is buried about 1/3 mile northeast.
Marker is at the intersection of Cheraw Street and Union Street, on the right when traveling north on Cheraw Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
