Historical Marker
John Lyde Wilson
Historical marker location:
Wallace, South Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of State Highway 9 and Old Wire Road, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 9.)
Marker installed: 1971
The H.L. Hunley, a Confederate submarine that was the first submarine to sink an enemy warship in combat, was built in South Carolina. The Hunley sank the Union ship USS Housatonic in Charleston Harbor in 1864, but the submarine itself was lost at sea shortly after the attack.