Peay's Ferry / Peay's Ferry Road

Historical marker location:

Liberty Hill, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of State Highway 97 and Peay's Ferry Road, on the left when traveling north on State Highway 97.)

Marker installed: 2005

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.