John Lyde Wilson
N 34° 42.978 W 079° 50.426
17S E 606178 N 3842194
This marker describes on of South Carolina's governors and where he grew up at.
Waymark Code: WM5FCH
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 12/31/2008
Views: 23
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 this home.
Marker Name: John Lyde Wilson
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
County: Marlboro
Marker number: Not listed
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