Moncks Corner in Berkeley County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Stony Landing Plantation

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009

1. Stony Landing Plantation Marker

Inscription. Here in 1863, was constructed the Confederate semi-submersible torpedo boat, "Little David", the first of its type. It was designed by Dr. St. Julien Ravenel, and built with funds raised by Theodore D. Stoney. (Marker Number 8-1.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. 33° 11.826′ N, 79° 59.579′ W. Marker is in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, in Berkeley County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 52 and Stoney Landing Road, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 52. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Moncks Corner SC 29461, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry

and in Santee Cooper Country.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Berkeley Training High School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Moncks Corner (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dixie Training School / Berkeley Training High School (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Site of Moncks Corner (approx. half a mile away); Fairlawn Plantation / Fort Fairlawn (approx. 0.6 miles away); Rembert C. Dennis Boulevard (approx. ¾ mile away); Moncks Corner Depot (approx. ¾ mile away); Santee Canal (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Moncks Corner.

Also see . . . Stony Landing Plantation – Moncks Corner – Berkeley County

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. (Submitted on October 6, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Stony Landing Plantation Marker at US 52 and Stoney Landing Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 20, 2009

2. Stony Landing Plantation Marker at US 52 and Stoney Landing Road

Stony Landing Plantation as seen today image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 29, 2009

3. Stony Landing Plantation as seen today

Stony Landing Plantation C.S.S. David image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 29, 2009

4. Stony Landing Plantation C.S.S. David

see nearby markers for more detail

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 29, 2009

5. Stony Landing Plantation C.S.S. David

Photo # 165-C- 751 Confederate "David" type torpedo boat Charleston, SC, 1865 image. Click for full size.

Dept. of the Navy - Naval Historical Center, circa 1865

6. Photo # 165-C- 751 Confederate "David" type torpedo boat Charleston, SC, 1865

Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,937 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 6, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.