Walnut Cove in Stokes County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Lewis David von Schweinitz

1780 - 1834

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010

1. Lewis David von Schweinitz Marker

Inscription. Moravian administrator. Botanist and pioneer in American mycology. Discovered falls 3 mi. SW.

Erected 1986 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number J-76.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Science & Medicine • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 36° 25.043′ N, 80° 13.876′ W. Marker is in Walnut Cove, North Carolina, in Stokes County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 89 and Hanging Rock Park Road, on the left when traveling east on State Highway 89. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Walnut Cove NC 27052, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper 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: Charters of Freedom (approx. one mile away); Moody Tavern (approx. 1½ miles away); Stokes County Troops C.S.A (approx. 1½ miles away); Stokes County World War I Monument (approx. 1½ miles away); Stack-Bickett Law Office (approx. 1½ miles away); Stoneman’s Raid (approx.

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1½ miles away); Gabriel Moore (approx. 1.6 miles away); Stokes County Historical Society Flagpoles (approx. 1.6 miles away).

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010

2. Lewis David von Schweinitz Marker

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010

3. Lewis David von Schweinitz Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,018 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 15, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.