On South Carolina Route 41 0.4 miles south of U.S. 501, on the right when traveling north.
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On Sept. 3, 1780, Lt. Col. Francis Marion led his men to Port's Ferry, south of here, where they crossed the Pee Dee River. Before dawn on Sept. 4, Marion's mounted command of about 53 men marched and attacked an advance party of . . . — — Map (db m311842) HM
On South Carolina Route 41 north of Belin Court, on the right when traveling south.
The congregation of St. James A.M.E. Church first worshipped under a bush arbor in the vicinity of what is now Ariel Crossroads. Mattie Munnerlyn White sold one-half acre of land, including the original church, to the Trustees of St. James A.M.E. . . . — — Map (db m311837) HM
On U.S. 378 near Highway 908, on the left when traveling west.
Britton's Neck. One of the oldest settlements in Marion County, Britton's Neck lay between Great and Little Pee Dee Rivers extending northward from the mouth of Little Pee Dee. It was named for Francis, Timothy, Daniel, Moses, Joseph, and . . . — — Map (db m45857) HM
From the time Col. Francis Marion took control of the Williamsburg Militia in August 1780 until the following spring, a network of camps in the area where the Great Pee Dee, Little Pee Dee, and Lynches Rivers meet formed a base of operations for his . . . — — Map (db m53901) HM
On U.S. 378 near Bluff Road, on the right when traveling east.
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During the American Revolution Gen. Francis Marion (ca. 1732 ~ 1795), the most successful of the Patriot partisan leaders, made his camp and headquarters about 1.8 mi. SSW on Snow's Island. The island, named for settlers James and . . . — — Map (db m53692) HM
Perhaps no place is more closely associated with Francis Marion’s Revolutionary War career than his legendary camp on Snow’s Island, the large, thickly forested landmass in front of you across the Great Pee Dee River. With plenty of high, dry . . . — — Map (db m53900) HM
On U.S. 378 at Dunham Bluff Rd, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 378. Reported missing.
During the winter of 1780-1781, General Francis Marion established his camp 1½ miles south of here on Snow’s Island. Named for early settlers James and William Snow, the island forms the southeast corner of present Florence County and is bounded by . . . — — Map (db m264648) HM
On Old Ebenezer Road (State Highway 34-197) at Dudley Road (State Highway 34-22) on Old Ebenezer Road.
According to local tradition, three Methodist meeting houses of the area united c. 1835 to form Ebenezer. An early church building burned in 1855 and was replaced in 1856 by this present building which is listed in the National Register of . . . — — Map (db m27948) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 501) north of Blue Street, on the right when traveling south.
“Bluefields,” named for the Blue family, was built by 1870. Annie Evans Blue (d.1912) was given this land in 1872 by her father William Evans (1804–1876), Marion District planter, militia general, and state representative. Annie . . . — — Map (db m24970) HM
On Highway 501 (U.S. 501) near General Place, on the right when traveling north.
On this site, located about ½ mile northeast, at least 500 Loyalists under the command of Major Micajah Ganey laid down their arms in accordance with a previous agreement made between Francis Marion and Ganey. This treaty signed June 8, 1782 at . . . — — Map (db m9983) HM
On East Palmetto Street (U.S. 76/301) at Hassie Road, in the median on East Palmetto Street.
The Confederacy established a navy yard ¼ mile NW about 1863 on the banks of the Great Pee Dee River. Here, under the command of Lt. Van Renssalaer Morgan, a wooden gunboat, the C.S.S. Pee Dee, was built. Launched by November 1864, it was burned . . . — — Map (db m295750) HM
On Main Street (Business U.S. 501) near Dozier Street, on the left when traveling west.
Born St. John’s Parish, S. C., 1732. Died February 27, 1795. Buried Belle Isle Plantation, Berkeley County, S. C.
1759 — French and Indian War 1761 — Cherokee Uprising 1775 — Captain, 2nd S. C. Regiment 1775 — . . . — — Map (db m18082) HM
On Wilcox Avenue north of West Godbold Street, on the left when traveling north.
This building, the first public school in Marion County, was built in 1886 by the Marion Academy Society, chartered in 1811. The Society, which had operated a private school here for almost seventy-years, then turned the school over to the Marion . . . — — Map (db m25083) HM
Marker Front:
Marion County
Originally a part of colonial Craven County and Georgetown District of 1769, it was created as Liberty County by an Act of the General Assembly in 1785.
The name was changed to Marion District in 1798 and . . . — — Map (db m23627) HM
Dedicated to the men and women who served our nation 2001 – 2021 Service members from Marion County who were killed in action SSgt James D. Bullard SC National Guard KIA Afghanistan Marion Gy Sgt Ralph Earl Pate, Jr US Marine Corps . . . — — Map (db m223547) WM
Near Wilcox Avenue north of West Godbold Street, on the left when traveling north.
The Marion County Museumis located in the former Marion Academy, constructed in 1886 by the Marion Academy Society, which was chartered in 1811. The Society operated a private school here for almost 75 years before turning the building over . . . — — Map (db m223543) HM
This one-story brick passenger depot, typical of the period, was built in 1908 for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. The first railroad through Marion was the Wilmington & Manchester Railroad, completed here in 1854 and later incorporated into the . . . — — Map (db m38027) HM
On South Main Street at Presbyterian Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
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David E.Frierson of Harmony Presbytery first preached here at Marion Courthouse in 1841. The church was organized in Feb. 1852 with six charter members: Archibald and Margaret Carmichael of Little Pee Dee Church, Rebecca E. . . . — — Map (db m121858) HM
On U.S. 501 1.5 miles south of State Highway 38, on the right when traveling south.
Named for the Moody family, members of which were buried here 1883 to 1903. Among others interred here are John Smith Sr., Revolutionary War veteran who owned an adjacent plantation, and Enos Tart Jr., who served Marion District as Sheriff, S.C. . . . — — Map (db m9984) HM
On Wilcox Avenue north of West Goldboro Street, on the left when traveling north.
This gun, on loan to the Marion County Historical Society by the U. S. Naval Museum in Washington, was used during the Spanish-American War on Navy ships at the Battle of Santiago where Lt. Victor Blue (later admiral), a Marion native, made a . . . — — Map (db m223542) HM
On West Godbold Street just west of South Main Street (Business U.S. 501), on the left when traveling west.
This brick building is a fine vernacular interpretation of the Classic Revival style. Completed in 1892, the construction was financed through a $10,000 bond issue; this included an artesian well nearby. The lower floor contained a council room, . . . — — Map (db m25086) HM
To the Memory of those valiant souls who went forth from Old Marion to yield up their lives in Patriotic Devotion to The South and all that the South stood for.
While many of the rest in unknown graves this monument attests the love and admiration . . . — — Map (db m23626) HM
On South Main Street near Liberty Street (U.S. 76), in the median.
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Dedicated to the veterans of Marion County that so nobly served their country in the following wars: World War II December 7, 1941 ~ September 2, 1945; Korean War June 25, 1950 ~ July 27, 1953. Also in special honor for those men . . . — — Map (db m52796) WM
On South Main Street at Liberty Street ( Highway 76), in the median on South Main Street.
(Front): “To you from failing hands we throw the torch; be yours to hold it high.”
1917 ~ 1918
Gave their lives: Brown, Fernie E.; Grainger, Ernest M.; Holden, Stephen; Lane, William F.; Martin, Walter W.; Sloan, Hayes; . . . — — Map (db m52798) HM
On North Main Street (State Highway 41) north of Church Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
“Come ye yourselves apart” (Mark 6-31) to pray / Any hour—any day.
Formerly Christ Episcopal Church, consecrated December 5, 1920, deconsecrated August 28, 1976. Moved October 18, 1976 from South Main Street to its present location and restored . . . — — Map (db m224320) HM
On East Church Street at North Mullins Street, on the left when traveling east on East Church Street.
This church was founded in 1882 by 16 charter members, all former slaves or the children of former slaves. It held services in a brush arbor and a cotton gin before building its first sanctuary in 1886 at Main and Marion Streets. The present . . . — — Map (db m45956) HM
On Main Street (Route 41) at NE, NW, SE, and SW Front Streets, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Mullins Depot. The town of Mullins, first known as Mullins Depot, grew up as a result of the opening of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad in 1854. Land for the railroad’s buildings and for the right-of-way was given here by William S. . . . — — Map (db m28005) HM
On O'Neal Street south of West Marion Street, on the right when traveling south.
Palmetto High School,
completed in 1953, was
built as a school for
African American students.
It replaced the previous
Palmetto High School, which
was a Rosenwald School
completed in 1924. The new
school was one of the
equalization schools . . . — — Map (db m268917) HM
On North Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
In 1892 Dr. C.T. Ford became the first tobacco grower in Mullins when he planted a small patch of Bright Leaf behind his home. Two years later, merchant William H. Daniel proved the viability of the crop by planting 8 acres, which he sold for a . . . — — Map (db m224322) HM
On South Nichols Street (Business South Carolina Route 9) west of Waccamaw Street, on the left when traveling west.
This was the site of a
Civilian Conservation Corps
(CCC) camp that opened in
June 1933. Created the same
year, the CCC was a New Deal
program that employed young
men in conservation efforts
like reforestation and soil
conservation. This camp . . . — — Map (db m268468) HM
On South Nichols Street (State Highway 9) east of Waccamaw Street, on the right when traveling west.
Drowning Creek the original name of Lumber River arising in NC with dangerous undercurrents, flowing past Nichols, SC, through Marion County, that was originally old Georgetown District and Liberty County. A crucial part in the defeat of the Tories . . . — — Map (db m5085) HM
On U.S. 501 at Highway 41, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 501. Reported missing.
One fourth mile south of this site General Francis Marion defeated a band of Tories under Captain Barfield on August 13, 1780, by feigning retreat and drawing them into a trap. — — Map (db m18080) HM
On Antioch Church Road east of Proctor Road, on the left when traveling east.
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Antioch Baptist Church was organized in 1829. The original membership was composed of 36 members dismissed from Catfish Baptist Church. In the first year 31 baptisms were recorded and membership rose to 83. Antioch was a member . . . — — Map (db m223540) HM
