Statue of Revolutionary War heroine Dicey Langston unveiled in Travelers Rest

New SC statue honors 16-year-old Revolutionary War heroine

TRAVELERS REST, S.C. – A South Carolina community is honoring a lesser known Revolutionary War heroine. A statue of Dicey Langston was dedicated in Travelers Rest on Friday. Langston was just 16-years-old when she learned of British plans to attack her brother’s regiment. Historians say her warning saved them from almost certain death. The statue was created by local artist Nick Ring. He says, “I like how it’s a force of nature. And that was the…

Statue of Revolutionary War heroine Dicey Langston unveiled in Travelers Rest

By HannahGail Flatt A statue commemorating Revolutionary War heroine Dicey Langston was unveiled in Travelers Rest June 26. “She was not a general, she was not a politician. She was a young girl. And yet, when the moment demanded courage, she chose action over fear,” said Travelers Rest Mayor Brandy Amidon in a speech during the ceremony. As a teenager, Laodicea “Dicey” Langston spied on loyalists in the Upstate during the Revolutionary War. She…