Cordesville in Berkeley County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Francis Marion

Photographed by C Summers, April 6, 2017

1. Francis Marion Marker

Inscription. 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 Eutaw Springs (both in 1781), and served eight years in the S.C. Senate. Marion died in 1795.

Erected 1986 by Berkeley County Historical Society. (Marker Number 8-25.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1795.

Location. 33° 9.953′ N, 79° 57.46′ W. Marker is in Cordesville, South Carolina, in Berkeley County. It is on Dr. Evans Drive (State Road 8-44) near Hard Pinch Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Moncks Corner SC 29461, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry

and in Santee Cooper Country.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard.

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cordesville Rosenwald School (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Stony Landing House (approx. 2 miles away); Preserving the Past for the Future (approx. 2 miles away); From Plantation to Fort (approx. 2 miles away); Too Formidable to Take (approx. 2.1 miles away); Old Santee Canal Park (approx. 2.1 miles away); Colleton House: “Unmanly Practices” or Legitimate Target? (approx. 2.1 miles away); Fort Fair Lawn: An Archeaological Treasure (approx. 2.1 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Stony Landing House (was approx. 2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . .
1. Francis Marion, From Wikipedia. The family settled

Photographed by C Summers, April 6, 2017

2. Francis Marion Marker

Seems to be freshly re-done.

at Winyah, near Georgetown, South Carolina. Marion was born on February 26, 1732, at Goatfield Plantation in St. James Parish, Berkeley County, South Carolina. (Submitted on October 4, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

2. Touring South Carolina's Revolutionary War Sites By Daniel W. Barefoot, page 39-41. Francis Marion (Submitted on October 4, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 20, 2009

3. Francis Marion Marker

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009

4. Francis Marion Marker

Francis Marion image. Click for full size.

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5. Francis Marion

Credits. This page was last revised on March 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 4,704 times since then and 146 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2017, by C Summers of Manning, South Carolina. 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 4, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.