Manning in Clarendon County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Swamp Fox

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009

1. The Swamp Fox Marker

Inscription. During the American Revolution, after the fall of Charleston in 1780, Francis Marion burst forth to lead the Williamsburg militia. He was the senior Regimental Continental Officer not captured or paroled. He recruited patriots, ambushed the British and Loyalists as he controlled the supply routes to Camden. As they said in their textbooks, the British lost the war in the South and therefore the Patriots won independence in the Southern Campaign.

Erected 2006 by The Swamp Fox Mural Trail Society. (Marker Number 11.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.

Location. 33° 41.77′ N, 80° 12.65′ W. Marker is in Manning, South Carolina, in Clarendon County. It is on North Brooks Street (U.S. 301/521) near Rigby Street, on the right when traveling south. Mural joins the historic location formerly home to Lands Service Station, The Bootery (HB Mahoney), Randylynn’s (Children's Clothes), currently Easy Rent-To-Own. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Manning SC 29102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee

and in Santee Cooper Country.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 walking distance of this marker: Murray's Ferry - Santee River (within shouting distance of this marker); Fuel 24 (within shouting distance of this marker); Francis Marion Reflections (within shouting distance of this marker); Ambush at Half-Way Swamp (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clarendon County Veterans Memorial

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(about 400 feet away); Clarendon County Confederate Monument (about 500 feet away); Trinity A.M.E. Church (about 500 feet away); Clarendon County / Manning (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manning.

Also see . . . Smithsonian.com "The Swamp Fox". Revolutionary War militia leader (Submitted on November 2, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

The Swamp Fox Marker at left image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 23, 2009

2. The Swamp Fox Marker at left

The Swamp Fox Mural, part of the Swamp Fox Murals Trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 23, 2009

3. The Swamp Fox Mural, part of the Swamp Fox Murals Trail

Artist: Donna Van Wynsberghe

General Francis Marion Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C Summers, January 21, 2015

4. General Francis Marion Statue

This statue depicts General Francis Marion in the Continental uniform of his 2nd SC Regiment after he occupied Georgetown, June 6, 1781 during the American Revolution.
Sculpted in 2006 by Robert Barinowski of Camden, sponsored by the Swamp Fox Murals Trial Society.
The General Marion statue stands in the Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce office, 19 North Brooks Street, Manning, SC

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,258 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 2, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4. submitted on January 22, 2015, by C Summers of Manning, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.