Near Timmonsville in Darlington County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Augustin Wilson

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 9, 2010

1. Augustin Wilson Marker

Inscription. Augustin Wilson, whose grave is about 150 ft. E. and marked by a partially embedded cannon barrel, was born 1755 in Va. During the American Revolution, he served with N.C. troops protecting S.C. against Tories and Indians and as an Ensign at the 1779 Battle of Brier Creek, Ga. He moved to South Carolina before 1820, where he died in 1848.

Erected 1976 by Darlington County Historical Society. (Marker Number 16-14.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1755.

Location. 34° 10.166′ N, 79° 57.957′ W. Marker is near Timmonsville, South Carolina, in Darlington County. It is on Oates Highway (State Highway 403), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Timmonsville SC 29161, 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 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Timmonsville (approx. 2.8 miles away); Wilson Crossroads / Dr. Peter A. Wilson (approx. 5.4 miles away); John Wesley Methodist Church (approx. 5.4 miles away); Young Farm (approx. 6 miles away); William Gee (approx. 6.4 miles away); Ebenezer Church

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(approx. 6½ miles away); Snow Hill Baptist Church (approx. 6.9 miles away); 09.11.2001 (approx. 7.2 miles away).

Lake Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 9, 2010

2. Lake Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery

Augustin Wilson's grave is in the foreground.

Augustin Wilson's Grave image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 9, 2010

3. Augustin Wilson's Grave

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,198 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 18, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.