Historical Marker
The Tavern
Historical marker location:
120 East Bay Street, Charleston, South Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of East Bay Street and Exchange Street, on the right when traveling north on East Bay Street.)
The Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion, known as the "Swamp Fox," was from South Carolina. Marion was a skilled guerrilla fighter who used the state's swamps and forests as cover to launch surprise attacks against the British.