
28-10 John C. West Boyhood Home
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N 34° 12.500 W 080° 32.160
17S E 542744 N 3785352
This marker is on Cleveland School Rd. in Kershaw County, SC.
Waymark Code: WM3PPB
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 04/30/2008
Views: 20
JOHN C. WEST BOYHOOD HOME
This farm was the boyhood home of John Carl West (b. 1922), governor of South Carolina 1971~75. West, a graduate of the Citadel and the University of S.C., served as an intelligence officer in World War II, as state senator 1955~66, and as lieutenant governor 1967~71 before his term as governor. He was later U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia 1977~81.
Marker Name: John C. West Boyhood Home
 Marker Location: Roadside
 Type of Marker: Person
 Marker number: 28-10
 County: Kershaw

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