fred carlile wrote:
   From: fred carlile 
   Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 11:52:03 -0600
Subject: Black Oak POST-Marion Tomb

... Where is Francis Marion's tomb located and was his house near by the same
area.


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The Tomb of Francis Marion, The Swamp Fox, is at Belle Isle Plantation Cemetery
which is located off Highway 45, northwest of Pineville in Berkeley County,
South Carolina.  Belle Isle Plantation was the home of Gabriel, brother of
Francis Marion.  

Francis Marion's own plantation, known as Pond Bluff Plantation, was located
about 15 miles up river from Belle Isle Plantation.  The Pond Bluff Plantation
site is now under the waters of Lake Marion.

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From: http://www.lpitr.state.sc.us/marion.htm

Francis Marion (1732-1795)
Revolutionary War Brigadier General
South Carolina Senator

Francis Marion was born at Goatfield Plantation in St. John Berkeley Parish in
1732. From the beginning he was involved in both political and military aspects
of the American Revolution. In the summer of 1780, Marion traveled to NC where
he offered his services to the Continental Army where he earned a respectable
reputation. The Senate awarded him a gold medal "as a mark of public approbation
for his great, glorious, and meritorious conduct." He was promoted to full
colonel in the Continental Army on September 30, 1783.

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From: http://www.gms.ocps.k12.fl.us/biopage/h-m/marion.html

Francis Marion was a military leader who led raids against British troops during
the American Revolution. He was born in Berkeley County, South Carolina around
1732. He started his military career in 1761. He led an attack against the
Cherokee, he was successful. In 1775 he was elected to the first provincial
congress of South Carolina. In the same year he was appointed, by congress, the
captain of a newly formed militia. In September he commanded that British forts
in Charleston be captured. The Continental Congress took over the regiment and
he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. The next several years of his life were
spent in South Carolina. 

In 1780 the British captured Charleston and the American troops got out of South
Carolina. Marion, however, stayed and organized a small force of men. The group
was poorly equipped. They were living off of the land. He surprised British
troops by capturing small groups of soliders, sabotaged communication links, and
rescued American prisoners. After these attacks he retreated into the swamps.
The British were not familiar with swamps. Colonel Banastre Tarleton gave him
the nickname "swamp fox" because he would retreat into swamps. Towards the end
of the war Marion and General Nathanael Greene joined forces. In 1781 they both
fought the Battle of Eutaw Springs and forced the British to retreat to North
Carolina. 

In 1781 he was elected to the South Carolina senate and in 1782 and 1784 he was
reelected. In appreciation for his service during the war the state appointed
him to commander of Fort Johnson in Charleston.

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For more information See 
http://www.bcoc.com/BerkeleyPoints.htm
http://findagrave.com/grave/mmmmm.html
http://findagrave.com/pictures/669.html
http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/manni-marle.html
http://mapping.usgs.gov:8888/gnis/owa/getdetail_prod?tab=Y&id=1234270

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