The Pee Dee Region commemorates the SC250

• Sc250 | 5702 US-501, Marion, SC 29571, USA

  Historical Marker for Bowling Green

  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 b...

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• Sc250 | 1800 S Charleston Rd, Darlington, SC 29532, USA

  Historical Marker for Williamson’s Bridge

  Williamson's Bridge was built over Black Creek by 1771. In 1780 a part of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion's S.C. militia brigade – the "Pee Dee Regiment" or "Cheraws Militia" under Lt...

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• Sc250 | 612 S Nichols St, Nichols, SC 29581, USA

  Historical Marker for Drowning Creek

  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...

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• Sc250 | 143 Kolb's Tomb Rd, Bennettsville, SC 29512, USA

  Historical Marker for Abel Kolb's Marker

  Colonel Abel Kolb was a prominent Revolutionary War Patriot of this area. A band of Tory raiders, on the night of April 27-28, 1781, surrounded the home of Colonel Kolb and his...

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• Sc250 | 6509 US-501, Marion, SC 29571, USA

  Historical Marker for Moody Cemetery

  Named for the Moody family, members of whom were buried here 1883 to 1903. Among others interred here are John Smith Sr., Revolutionary War veteran who owned an adjacent plantat...

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• Sc250 | 218 US-378, Gresham, SC 29546, USA

  Historical Marker for Marion’s Camp at Snow’s Island

  Front DescriptionDuring the American Revolution Gen. Francis Marion (ca. 1732-1795), the most successful of the Patriot partisan leaders, made his camp and headquarters about 1....

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• Sc250 | 3838 M.L.K. Jr Hwy, Kingstree, SC 29556, USA

  Historical Marker for Lower Bridge: Take the Low Ground!

  Over three weeks in March 1781, Brig. Gen. Francis Marion conducted a series of engagements between the Santee River and Georgetown, battering a larger force of British regulars...

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• Sc250 | 2816 Cashua Ferry Rd, Darlington, SC 29532, USA

  Historical Marker of Lamuel Benton

  Owner of many acres north of here, Lamuel Benton was prominent in the Revolution as Colonel of the Cheraws militia under Francis Marion and as forager for Greene's Continental A...

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• Sc250 | 404 N Main St, Society Hill, SC 29593, USA

  Historical Marker of the Execution of Adam Cusak

  Historic Marker Inscription: In August or September 1780 Major James Wemyss’s 63rd Regiment of Foot marched from Georgetown to Cheraw burning and looting Patriot houses and farm...

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• Sc250 | Odell Venters Landing, Johnsonville, SC 29555, USA

  Witherspoon's Ferry

  Historical markerFront DescriptionIn use during the American Revolution, Witherspoon's Ferry was the site where Francis Marion accepted command of the Williamsburg Militia in 17...

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• Sc250 | 101 N Main St, Society Hill, SC 29593, USA

  Historical Marker for Long Bluff

  Front Description Long Bluff, ¾ mile east on Great Pee Dee River, was the site of the first courthouse and jail for old Cheraws District in 1772. The town was known as Greenevil...

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• Sc250 | Odell Venters Landing, Johnsonville, SC 29555, USA

  Historical Maker of South Carolina's Revolutionary Rivers/General Francis Marion

  Front Description The SC Revolutionary Rivers trail highlights the American Revolution's Southern Campaign and in particular General Francis Marion, “the Swamp Fox.” Designated...

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• Sc250 | 1167 Willamette Rd, Bennettsville, SC 29512, USA

  Historical Marker of Grave of General Tristam Thomas/Saw Mill Baptist Church

  Front Description In Saw Mill Church cemetery is the grave of Tristram Thomas, major of militia during the Revolution. At Hunt's Bluff, ten miles south, a band of Patriots under...

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• Sc250 | Odell Venters Landing, Johnsonville, SC 29555, USA

  Historical Marker for Witherspoon’s Ferry: Francis Marion Takes Command

  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 Bri...

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• Sc250 | 104 E Church St, Bishopville, SC 29010, USA

  Historical Marker for Battle of Ratcliff's Bridge

  On March 6, 1781 General Thomas Sumter with a force of 250 men was attacked by a British detachment commanded by Major Fraser about 3 miles northeast at the head of Stirrup Bran...

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• Sc250 | US-1, Wallace, SC, USA

  Historical Marker of Pegues Place/Revolutionary Cartel

  Front Description About 1760, French Huguenot immigrant Claudius Pegues settled in this area. His home, Pegues Place, is located one mile west of here. A founder and early offic...

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• Sc250 | 415 W Academy St, Kingstree, SC 29556, USA

  Historical Marker of the Battle of Kingstree

  Somewhere northwest of Kingstree on the night of Aug. 27, 1780, while scouting for Gen. Marion, a South Carolina militia company led by Maj. John James attacked a British force...

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• Sc250 | 4865 Hemingway Hwy, Hemingway, SC 29554, USA

  Indiantown Presbyterian

  Indiantown Presbyterian Church: “Disarm in the Most Rigid Manner”After Francis Marion’s initial victories in August and early September 1780, British military authorities in Sou...

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• Sc250 | Odell Venters Landing, Johnsonville, SC 29555, USA

  Francis Marion Statue at Venter’s Landing

  The Francis Marion statue at Venter’s Landing in Johnsonville, SC, commemorates the Revolutionary War site where General Francis Marion, known as the “Swamp Fox,” accepted comma...

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• Sc250 | 1214 Kingsburg Hwy, Johnsonville, SC 29555, USA

  Historical Marker for Marion at Port’s Ferry/Asbury at Port’s Ferry

  Front Description 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 Congre...

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• Area Attractions, Landmark, Things To Do, Historic Sites, Sc250 | 101 N Main St, Marion, SC 29571, USA

  The Francis Marion Statue

  As the nation was celebrating the bicentennial of the American Revolution, Marion was drawing attention to its own piece in winning independence from England. B. Pratt Gasque wa...

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• Sc250 | 15784 County Line Rd, Andrews, SC 29510, USA

  Historical Marker for Early Settlers/Potatoe Ferry

  Front Description Among the first settlers of Williamsburg County, members of the Witherspoon family sailed from Belfast to Charleston in 1734, arriving about December 1. With a...

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• Sc250 | 125 W Main St, Kingstree, SC 29556, USA

  Historical Marker for Old Muster Ground and Courthouse

  This lot was designated the parade ground in the original survey of the town in 1737. It served as the muster ground for the local militia during colonial and Revolutionary time...

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• Sc250 | 1003 Sumter Hwy, Bishopville, SC 29010, USA

  Historical Marker for James Jenkins 1764-1847

  ront Description The Reverend James Jenkins served in the Methodist ministry for 55 years. He was born in Britton's Neck, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Britton Jenkins. His mo...

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• Sc250 | 799 Mechanicsville Hwy, Darlington, SC 29532, USA

  Historical Marker for Evan Pugh

  One half mile east of this site Evan Pugh (1729-1802) is buried at Pugh Field, near his homesite. He moved to this Pee Dee section in 1762 from Pennsylvania and served as a Mini...

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• Sc250 | 4848 SC-41 #41, Marion, SC 29571, USA

  Historical Marker for the Battle of Blue Savannah

  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 a...

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• Sc250 | 510 S Old River Rd, Pamplico, SC 29583, USA

  Historical marker for Dewitt Bluff

  Front Description Located about ½ mile east, this bluff, part of a Royal landgrant to Edward Crofts in 1740, was named for the DeWitt family, who settled nearby prior to 1767. T...

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• Sc250 | 1199 E McIver Rd, Darlington, SC 29532, USA

  Historical Marker for Andrew Hunter

  Andrew Hunter (d. 1823), planter, state representative, and county official, is buried in the Hunter family cemetery about 400 ft. south. During the American Revolution he ran a...

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• Sc250 | 700 E McIver Rd, Darlington, SC 29532, USA

  Historical Marker for Samuel Bacot

  Early land records indicate that Samuel Bacot settled in the back country of South Carolina about 1770. He served in the State Militia during the Revolution, was taken prisoner...

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• Sc250 | 100 Willamette Rd, Bennettsville, SC 29512, USA

  Historical Marker for Marlborough Court House/Old River Road

  Front Description Located about one mile N. of here was the original county seat of Marlborough County, established in 1785. Tristram Thomas conveyed two acres of land to the co...

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• Park, Area Attractions, Tourist Attraction, Historic Sites, Sc250, Wildlife Preserves - Parks And Nature Trails, Outdoors, Kid Friendly, Scenic And Natural | 101 Kelly St, Kingstree, SC 29556, USA

  Kellahan Park

  Kellahan Park Park, Area Attractions, Tourist Attraction, Historic Sites, Sc250, Wildlife Preserves - Parks And Nature Trails, Outdoors, Kid Friendly, Scenic And Natural located...

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• Sc250 | 2777 N Matthews Rd, Scranton, SC 29591, USA

  Historical Marker for Joshua Braveboy Plantation

  This site was part of the 150-acre plantation of Joshua Braveboy (1740-fl. 1820), a free black who served in the S.C. militia during the American Revolution. Braveboy, a native...

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• Sc250 | 6568 Oates Hwy, Timmonsville, SC 29161, USA

  Historical Marker for Augustin Wilson

  Augustin Wilson, whose grave is about 150 ft. E. and marked by a partially embedded cannon barrel, was born 1755 in Va. During the American Revolution, he served with N.C. troop...

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• Sc250 | 2864 Sumter Hwy, Kingstree, SC 29556, USA

  Historical Marker for Captain William Henry Mouzon

  This was the plantation of Capt. William Henry Mouzon (1741-1807), prominent militia officer in the American Revolution. Mouzon, of Huguenot descent, was educated in France as a...

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• Sc250 | RMV5+4H, Brittons Neck, SC 29546, USA

  Historical Marker for Snow’s Island: Den of the Swamp Fox

  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 fron...

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