Ox Swamp

Historical marker location:

Manning, South Carolina

( Marker is on US 301 & US 521, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2012

The Swamp Fox Earns His Name.

South Carolina was the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the American Revolution. The Battle of Camden, fought on August 16, 1780, resulted in a devastating defeat for the American army and caused the temporary collapse of the southern resistance to British rule.