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John Lowndes McLaurin, a native of Marlboro County, was a U.S. Congressman and Senator whose last home stood one mile west. He served as S.C. Representative from 1890-91, S.C. Attorney General from 1891-92, U.S. Congressman from 1892-97, U.S. Senator from 1897-1903, and State Warehouse Commissioner from 1915-17. The mill pond west of here bears his name.
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