Statues of colonial heroes unveiled in Camden

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Story Created: Oct 25, 2012 at 4:15 AM EDT

Story Updated: Oct 26, 2012 at 1:15 PM EDT

CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) — Two statues are being unveiled in Camden to honor men who helped the city more 250 years ago.

The statues of Catawba Indian King Hagler and Col. Joseph Kershaw will be dedicated at 3 p.m. Thursday at Town Green near downtown.

Kershaw was one of the founders of Camden, moving to the region on 1758 and helping to plan South Carolina's oldest inland town.

Hagler was a member of the Catawba Indian Nation who helped residents of Camden and the South Carolina militia fight off the French during the French and Indian War in the 1750s and 1760s.

The statues are being donated by Greenville lawyer Johnny Hagins Jr. in honor of his father John Hagins Sr., who was a businessman in Camden for 60 years.

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