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Entrance to the site from Hwy 45 is:
Latitude: 33.41979 Longitude:
-080.26278
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The entrance to
the burial site is marked by a large sign.
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When you pass through the gates you will travel down a
long gravel road for about a mile. |
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 Markers greet the
visitor to the site with information about the property and General
Marion. |
Reverse side of marker.
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The tomb of General Marion
and his wife Mary Esther Marion are enclosed by a wrought iron fence.
A small gate provides access. General Marion died February 27, 1795 at
the age of 63.
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A bronze plaque noting the replacement of the first
tomb in 1893 is mounted on the left side of the large granite marker.
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The Bronze Plaque Reads..
"Sacred
to the memory of Gen. Francis Marion who departed this life on the
27th February 1795, in the sixty-third year of his age. Deeply
regretted by all his fellow-citizens. History will record his worth
and rising generations embalm his memory as one of the most
distinguished patriots and heroes of the American Revolution which
elevated his native Country to honor and independence and secured to
her the blessings of Liberty and Peace. This tribute of veneration
and gratitude is erected in commemoration of the noble and gallant
exploits of the soldier who lived without fear and died without
reproach."
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The Bronze Plaque Reads..
"To
preserve to posterity this Burial place of on honored son replaces the
crumbling and broken tomb nearly a century old with this enduring
memorial cut from her own granite hills estaperpetua." |
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Relatives of both General Marion and his wife are
buried close by.
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"Underneath this stone lies the mortal remains of Mary Esther Marion
relict of General Francis Marion who died on the 26th July 1815 aged
75 years among the many virtues of this of this amiable lady were
those of piety charity affection benevolence and humanity particularly
to her domestics she died lamented as she lived esteemed by all who
know her this monument sacred to the memory of the deceased is erected
by desire of the late Keating Lewis Simons (as directed in his will in
testimony of his gratitude, friendship, and affection for her)"
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