On Odell Venters Landing east of Kingsbury Highway (South Carolina Route 41), on the right when traveling north.
At this place on August 17, 1780, Lieutenant Colonel Francis Marion took command of the Williamsburgh militia, one of the few remaining American fighting forces opposing the British in South Carolina.
For the remainder of 1780 and into 1781, . . . — — Map (db m223549) HM
On Odell Venters Landing east of Kingsbury Highway (South Carolina Route 41), on the right when traveling north.
The SC Revolutionary Rivers® trail highlights the American Revolution's Southern Campaign and in particular General Francis Marion, “the Swamp Fox.”
Designated a National Recreation Trail in 2014, the 66 miles of river offer paddlers a . . . — — Map (db m223551) HM
On Kingsburg Highway (South Carolina Route 41) at Odell Venters Landing, on the right when traveling north on Kingsburg Highway.
In 1819, former South Carolina Governor David R. Williams, son-in-law of John Witherspoon, obtained these ferry lands. In 1842 William Johnson acquired the land and in 1843 a post office, named Johnsonville, was established near here. — — Map (db m218456) HM
On Kingsburg Highway (State Highway 51) at East Trinity Road (County Road 21-909), on the left when traveling south on Kingsburg Highway.
Marion at Port’s Ferry. Port’s Ferry, 3 miles NE on the Pee Dee, was owned and operated by Frances Port (c. 1725–1812), widow of Thomas Port, who was a member of the Provincial Congress from Prince Frederick’s Parish. This was a strategic . . . — — Map (db m27932) HM
On Kingsburg Highway (State Highway 51) north of White Oak Drive (County Route 21-647), on the left when traveling south.
Witherspoon’s Ferry. In use during the American Revolution, Witherspoon’s Ferry was the site at which Francis Marion accepted command of the Williamsburg Militia in 1780. Ownership of the ferry lands passed from Robert to John Witherspoon in . . . — — Map (db m27921) HM
On Odell Venters Landing east of Kingsbury Highway (State Route 41), on the right when traveling north.
Late in the summer of 1780, Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates led a Continental army toward South Carolina to attempt to roll back the British conquest of the province. As Gates prepared to meet the British at Camden, he sent Col. Francis Marion ~ a . . . — — Map (db m53899) HM
