Francis Marion

To the honor and glory of Francis Marion and his men who under extreme hardships did such valued service for the independence of their country in the War of the American Revolution.

Marker is on Front Street near Broad Street.

Courtesy ...

Francis Marion

Acording to family information, Francis Marion, brigadier general of the S.C. Militia during the American Revolution, was born near here on Goatfield Plantation. He was a member of the First Provincial Congress, fought in the battles of Parker's Ferry and ...

Marion G. Crandell

1872-1918

Marion Crandell was the first American woman to die in the war zone during World War I. She was born in Cedar Rapids, but spent several years in France, where she attended the Sorbonne University. In 1916 she came to ...

Francis Marion / Francis Marion's Grave

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Francis Marion

Brigadier General of S.C. militia during the American Revolution, Francis Marion, was one of the partisan leaders who kept the war alive during the British occupation of the state. His elusive disappearances after surprise ...

The L. Marion Gressette Euphradian Society Hall

The Euphradian Society Hall, established in 1806, moved into an elegant new hall on the third floor of Harper College in 1848. The hall resounded with orations and debates for over one hundred and thirty years, until the Society became ...

Francis Marion Memorial Highway

Erected in 1971 by the state of South Carolina as a memorial to General Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox" whose guerrilla war tactics during American Revolution made him the chief scourge of the British in eastern South Carolina

Marker is on ...

Marion Street

This street was named for Francis Marion, one of the three S.C. Partisan Generals during the American Revolution. The guerrilla tactics against the British by Marion and his Partisan band earned for him the name of "Swamp Fox." Congress voted ...

Birthplace of James Marion Sims, M.D.

James Marion Sims,

World Famed Physician,

Father of modern gynaecol'ogy

A blessing and a benefactor to women

was born in the farm house of

his parents near this site

January 25, 1813

Doctor to empress and slave alike

founder of women's hospital

of the state ...

Marion County Courthouse

Marion County was named for the Revolutionary War general, Francis Marion of South Carolina, the legendary “Swamp Fox.” It was formed in 1842 from Harrison and Monongalia Counties. The first courthouse, a two-story red brick structure, was completed in 1844. ...

Francis Marion "Borax" Smith

Francis Marion "Borax" Smith built the railroad to move borax out of the hills and Death Valley in 1907 to replace the twenty mule teams that crossed this way to Ludlow.

Marker is at the intersection of Rasor Road and unknown ...