14-4 Anne Custis Burgess - South Carolina Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

This is the childhood home of Anne Custis Burgess, who was born in 1874 in Mayesville. After receiving a diploma from Converse College, she taught music at Summerton, Williamston, and Winthrop College. At the time of her death in 1910 she was employed by Thornwell Orphanage. Miss Burgess composed the music and Henry Timrod the lyrics for "Carolina," which became the state song in 1911.
_{Erected by Clarendon County Historical Society, 1980}

Marker Name: Anne Custis Burgess Marker Location: City Type of Marker: Person Marker number: 14-4 County: Clarendon

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