Near St. Stephen in Berkeley County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Thomas Walter

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009

1. Thomas Walter Marker

Inscription. The grave of Thomas Walter (c. 1740-1789), pioneer botanist, is 9 mi. W at his Santee River plantation. A native of England, Walter came to S.C. by 1769. He collected and catalogued many plants native to the lowcountry. His catalog Flora Caroliniana, was the first botany of an American region to use the Linnaean classification system.

Erected 2003 by the Garden Club of S.C., Inc. replacing a marker erected in 1994. (Marker Number 8-30.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1769.

Location. 33° 26.33′ N, 79° 59.1′ W. Marker is near St. Stephen, South Carolina, in Berkeley County. It is at the intersection of Colonel Mamham Dr. and U.S. 52, on the right when traveling east on Colonel Mamham Dr.. Highway has been modified and intersection re-engineered in early 2010, since this marker was first published. Includes road name changes as well.[ed.]. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Stephen SC 29479, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry

and in Santee

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Cooper Country.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: S.C.O.P.E. Freedom House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Maham Plantation (approx. 2 miles away); Maham Plantation / Col. Hezekiah Maham (approx. 2.3 miles away); DeWitt Williams Bridge (approx. 2½ miles away); Village of Pineville (approx. 2.7 miles away); St. Stephens Veterans Monument (approx. 3.8 miles away); Murray's Ferry - Santee River (approx. 3.9 miles away); Berkeley County (approx. 3.9 miles away).

Also see . . . Linnaean - Biological classification, From Wikipedia. Biological classification or scientific classification in biology is a method by which biologists group

Thomas Walter Marker shares location with a Blue Star By-Way marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 15, 2009

2. Thomas Walter Marker shares location with a Blue Star By-Way marker

and categorize organisms by biological type, such as genus or species. (Submitted on October 9, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Thomas Walter Marker, looking south along US 52 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 15, 2009

3. Thomas Walter Marker, looking south along US 52

Nearby Signage image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 21, 2026

4. Nearby Signage

Tomb of
General Francis Marion
Belle Isle Plantation
8 miles

Adjacent Blue Star Memorial Highway signage image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 21, 2026

5. Adjacent Blue Star Memorial Highway signage

Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 4,132 times since then and 70 times this year. Last updated on December 15, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 9, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4, 5. submitted on May 25, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.