Near Wallace in Marlboro County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

John Lyde Wilson

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, April 20, 2009

1. John Lyde Wilson Marker

Inscription. Near this site stood Stony Hill, boyhood home of John Lyde Wilson, State Senator and Representative, Governor of South Carolina from 1822 to 1824, and author of The Code of Honor (1838), widely used by ante-bellum duellists. His parents, John Wilson and Mary Lide, are buried in nearby Wilson family cemetery. In 1957, a tornado destroyed the home.

Erected 1971 by Marlboro County Historic Preservation Commission. (Marker Number 35-8.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1822.

Location. 34° 42.976′ N, 79° 50.425′ W. Marker is near Wallace, South Carolina, in Marlboro County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 9 and Old Wire Road, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 9. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wallace SC 29596, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North

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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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pee Dee Union Baptist Church (approx. 2½ miles away); Cheraw Confederate Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); Old St. David's (approx. 2.6 miles away); The 71st Regiment of Foot (approx. 2.6 miles away); Francis Asbury's First Visit to S.C. (approx. 2.7 miles away); Robert Smalls School (approx. 2.7 miles away); Captain Mose Rogers (approx. 2.7 miles away); Coulter Memorial Academy Site (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wallace.

Other markers no longer nearby. Greene's Encampment / Sherman's March (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Albert M. Shipp (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Grave of British Soldier (was approx. 2.6 miles away but has been replaced with

Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 19, 2025

2. John Lyde Wilson Marker

another marker now near it).

John Lyde Wilson image. Click for full size.

3. John Lyde Wilson

Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,846 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 23, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. 2. submitted on March 23, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3. submitted on April 23, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.