Historical Marker
James Wilson Hudson
Historical marker location:
Winnsboro, South Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of Hudson Street and Walnut Street, on the left when traveling east on Hudson Street.)
Marker installed: 1857
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union, but it was also the last state to rejoin the Union after the Civil War. Reconstruction in the state was marked by violence and political turmoil.