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John Lyde Wilson

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 the home.

35-08Marlboro County

Where it stands. Intersection of S.C. Hwy. 9 & Old Wire Rd. (S.C. Sec. Rd. 35-165), Wallace vicinity, Wallace vicinity

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  1. 35-24Greene's Encampent1.2 miles
  2. 35-06Albert M. Shipp1.4 miles
  3. 13-08Pee Dee Union Baptist Church2.5 miles
  4. 13-01Old St. David's2.6 miles
  5. 13-11Francis Asbury's First Visit to S.C.2.7 miles
  6. 13-16Robert Smalls School2.7 miles