Colonel R.T. Jaynes

This building served as the law office of "Colonel" Robert Thompson Jaynes from 1905 until his retirement in 1950. "Colonel Bob" began practicing law in 1885, and his most notable case was Hopkins vs. Clemson College, which he argued and won before the United States Supreme Court in 1911. That landmark legal decision redefined the relationship of the states with their state supported colleges and has been cited in related legal proceedings ever since. Coincidentally, the ruling in this case helped protect the former site of Seneca Town, a Cherokee village on Seneca River.

Walhalla, South Carolina · United States