Anne- I forgot to mention that spread across these United States at one time were 29 towns and 19 counties named Marion--all due to the fame of the Swamp Fox. An interesting book "Swamp Fox, the life and campaigns of General Francis Marion" was written by Robert D. Bass in 1959 and published by SandLapper Publishing Co, Orangeburg, South Carolina, in 1974. I got my copy in Charleston, SC that fascinating city of the South which has managed to preserve so many fine homes of that period of history. It is not a musty museum city, but is alive with the arts and social life of a vibrant town nestled on a penninsula between two historic rivers in what is called the Low Country by the native South Carolinians. Don't forget to sample the "She-Crab" soup, Red Beans and Rice, and other wonderful local cuisienne. Jack Bates