Historical Marker
Colonel Robert Patton
Historical marker location:
Chester, South Carolina
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Steele Village Road and Fishing Creek Church Road.)
Marker installed: 2004
1737-1807. Revolutionary War Soldier and Patriot.
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.