Polish nobleman Thaddeus Kosciuszko contributed to the American Revolution in many ways.
This circa 1870 engraving by Frederick Girsch, 'The Heroes Of The Revolution" shows left to right: General George Washington and officers Johann De Kalb, Baron Von Steuben, Kazimierz Pulaski, Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Marquis De Lafayette, and John Muhlenberg.
Colonel A.E. "Koz" Kosciuszko in his pilot gear
"Koz" at the Kosciuszko statue near the White House.
Patty Kosciuszko with her family in Mississippi.
Patty Kosciuszko has a specialty cake baking business and won a televised baking contest.
He also bequethed Catherine the Great’s coat to Thomas Jefferson, as shown in this statue of Jefferson inside the Jefferson Memorial.
Francis Marion
This 1870 Currier & Ives print shows Gen. Francis Marion offering to share his dinner with a British officer.
The Gourdin family home in Pineville, SC.
Marion's tomb near Pineville.
A battle re-enactment by the Sons of the American Revolution.
Thomas Keith Gourdin
Some of Gourdin's ancestral records relating to Gen. Francis Marion.
The 169th Fighter Wing of the SC Air National Guard is named after the Revolutionary War hero, who was nicknamed "Swamp Fox," and was renowned for his guerilla war tactics, learned from Native Americans.
Tribal Chief Buster Hatcher.
Above left, the annual Waccamaw Pauwau attracts chiefs of other tribes from all across America.
Young members of the tribe learn about ancient customs, dance, and sacred rituals to preserve the tribe’s rich cultural history.
Jeremiah Vereen
A page from George Washington's personal diary describing his visit with Vereen family.
In 1791, George Washington stayed with Jeremiah Vereen’s family on their 400-acre plantation in Little River. That property today is the 115-acre Vereen Memorial Park.
The "Big Landing," Vereen family home in Little River.
The "Ocean Queen" in Little River, S.C.
The dedication of the Vereen Memorial Gardens.
Sam and Katy Vereen.
Franklin G. Burroughs
Vereen cousins Alleen and George at the North Myrtle Beach History Museum with the highway dedication sign.
Burroughs steamboat on the Waccamaw River.
Debi Burroughs, Chair, Burroughs & Chapin Co.
An aerial photo of the Myrtle Beach Pavilion in 1948.
A recent aerial photo of a portion of Barefoot Landing.
A ground level photo of Broadway at the Beach.
General Jimmy Doolittle.
The Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, Crew No. 1: Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle, pilot; Lt. Richard E. Cole, copilot; Lt. Henry A. Potter, navigator; SSgt. Fred A. Braemer, bombardier; SSgt. Paul J. Leonard, flight engineer/gunner on April 18, 1942.
Philetus Doolittle poses with his horse-drawn wagon. Philetus was a horse-drawn ambulance driver in the Civil War.
Jen Egan and daughter Sara Hallstein.
Jennifer Egan performed in Hawaii for the 80th commemoration of the Pearl Harbor attack.
