List of places named for Francis Marion

This is a list of places named after Francis Marion, a Brigadier General from South Carolina in the American Revolutionary War. He had more places named after him than any other Revolutionary War soldier, with the exception of George Washington.

Sign on the county government building commemorating Francis Marion, who Marion County, Indiana was named for.

References

  1. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 144. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  2. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 200.
  3. "Marion Hopkinson Playground". New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
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