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2 unusual facts about Lexington County


Battle of Congaree Creek

The Battle of Congaree Creek was a four-hour action that took place in the waning days of the American Civil War, fought in Lexington County, South Carolina, on February 15, 1865, just south of Columbia.

Leila Backman Shull

Shull was born and lived in Lexington County, South Carolina, and on July 16, 2007, she became the new South Carolina state recordholder, breaking the previous record of 112 years and 272 days set by Yettie Wilson in 2005.



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Frank B. Gary

Frank B. Gary was also appointed as special judge in Lexington County in the 1903 trial of James H. Tillman (lieutenant governor of South Carolina and nephew of Senator "Pitchfork" Ben Tillman) for the murder of N.G. Gonzales (founding editor of The State, Columbia, SC's newspaper).

Larry Bell

Larry Gene Bell (1949–1996), double murderer in Lexington County, South Carolina