Marion Academy

Historical marker location:

101 Willcox Ave, Marion, South Carolina

( Marker is on Wilcox Avenue north of West Godbold Street, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1996

The USS Yorktown, a World War II-era aircraft carrier that now serves as a museum ship, is docked in Charleston Harbor. The ship played a key role in the Pacific Theater of the war, including the Battle of Midway.