Historical Marker
Myrtle Beach Air Force Base 1980 - 1990
Historical marker location:
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
( Memorial is at the intersection of Farrow Parkway and South Kings Highway, on the right when traveling north on Farrow Parkway.)
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.