Fort Randall was built on his property and named after him.
From South Carolina Plantations "Thomas Randall's Plantation -- Little River -- Horry County."
** Location: Little River, All Saint's Parish, Horry County
Located east of US 17 in the vicinity of Little River Neck
** Origin of the name: Named for the owner
** Other names: Tilghman Point; Little River in modern times
** Current status: privately owned
TIME LINE
1860s: A Confederate battery was constructed on the property on a bluff overlooking Little River Inlet. It was known as Fort Randall.
An outline of it can be seen today.
1920s: Horace Tilghman , Sr. purchased the property (hence Tilghman's Point name.
--Old B-Runner
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