Near Murrells Inlet in Georgetown County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Theodosia Burr Alston

Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 14, 2011

1. Theodosia Burr Alston Marker

Inscription. Daughter of Aaron Burr and one of the most learned women of her era; wife of Governor Joseph Alston, who is buried west of here, with Aaron Burr Alston, their ten-year-old son; sailed from Georgetown on Dec. 30, 1812 on the schooner Patriot to join her father in New York and disappeared off the N.C. coast during a terrific storm.

Erected 1970 by Theodosia Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. (Marker Number 22-24.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Waterways & Vessels • Women. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1901.

Location. 33° 31.053′ N, 79° 5.736′ W. Marker is near Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, in Georgetown County. It is on Henry Flagg Loop near William Alston Loop, in the median. Marker is in Brookgreen Gardens, Between Pawleys Island and Murrells Inlet on U.S. 17. It is in the main parking lot at the Welcome Center in one of the medians. There is a per person fee to enter the gardens. Once paid it grants the bearer access for seven consecutive days. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1931 Brookgreen Garden Drive, Murrells Inlet SC 29576, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on South Carolina’s Grand Strand

and in the Pee Dee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Joseph Alston (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington’s Visit (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington Allston (within shouting distance of this marker); Brookgreen Plantation (within shouting distance of this marker); Brookgreen Gardens (approx. ¼ mile away); Joseph & Theodosia Burr Alston (approx. 1.1 miles away); An Ancient Tool for a Modern Task (approx. 1.8 miles away); The World is My Oyster (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murrells Inlet.

More about this marker. Maker was originally erected on William Alston Loop (then Allston Circle Drive). The four markers spaced along the drive were removed by the Gardens for a few years before being placed together in the parking lot in 2010.

Photographed by William Archibald Biggs

2. Theodosia Burr Alston Marker

This photograph shows the marker in its original colors at its original location on William Alston Loop (then Allston Circle Drive).

Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 14, 2011

3. Theodosia Burr Alston Marker

Marker is now in one of the medians in the parking lot at the Welcome Center.

Theodosia Burr Alston image. Click for full size.

Oil Portrait by John Vanderlyn, 1802

4. Theodosia Burr Alston

Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,970 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 15, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 2. submitted on April 15, 2009, by William Archibald Biggs of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. 3. submitted on February 15, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 4. submitted on February 25, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.