Francis Marion
The Swamp Fox
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 — Commander, Fort Dorchester
1776 — Major, Battle of Sullivan’s Island
1777 — Lt. Colonel, 2nd S. C. Regiment
1780 — Brigadier General, Militia
1775 — First South Carolina Provincial Congress
1791–1794 — South Carolina Senate
Marker is on Main Street (Business U.S. 501) near Dozier Street, on the left when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
