Darlington County · Marker 16-41
Caleb Coker House
S. Main St. (U.S. Hwy. 15/401) at Pressley Ave., Society Hill
Front inscription
This house, built ca. 1832, was the home of Caleb Coker (1802-1869) and the birthplace of his son Maj. James Lide Coker (1837-1918), Confederate officer, industrialist, and founder of Coker College. Caleb Coker, a merchant, was also a director of the Cheraw & Darlington RR, librarian of the Society Hill Library Society, and a charter member of the Darlington Agricultural Society.