• Feb. 18, 1891: Gonzales brothers and others launch The State

    • 1900: James Tillman of Edgefield elected S.C. lieutenant governor

    • 1902: Tillman runs for governor; Gonzales crusades against him; Tillman loses

    • Jan. 15, 1903: Tillman shoots Gonzales in downtown Columbia

    • Jan. 19: Gonzales dies of wound

    • Sept. 23: Tillman's murder trial begins in Lexington

    • Oct. 15: Jury acquits Tillman

    • Dec. 12, 1905: Obelisk dedicated to Gonzales across from State House

    • April 1, 1911: Tillman dies in Asheville, N.C.