Snow's Island is an area of swampy lowlands along the Pee Dee River in Florence County, South Carolina. The area is historically significant as the headquarters during the American Revolutionary War for forces led by Francis Marion (1732-1795), a South Carolina militia officer who is celebrated as the "Swamp Fox."

Mar 18, 2012 · Perhaps no place is more closely associated with Francis Marion’s Revolutionary War career than his legendary camp on Snow’s Island, the large, thickly forested landmass in front of you across the Great Pee Dee River.

Snow's Island was located on the Pee Dee River. Lt. Col. Doyle managed to capture the island camp.

Jan 13, 2025 · Named for early settlers James and William Snow, the island forms the southeast corner of present Florence County and is bounded by Pee Dee River, Lynch’s River, and Clark’s Creek. Snow’s Island was the site of a battle fought in March 1781.

Dec 16, 2024 · Snow’s Island Assemblage is as important ecologically as it is historically. The Assemblage boasts more than 60 miles of frontage along the Lynches and Pee Dee Rivers and a diverse array of habitats including intact bottomland hardwoods, upland pines and floodplains.

Aug 1, 2016 · Snow’s Island, in the southeast corner of Florence County, was the legendary campsite of the Revolutionary War general Francis Marion, the “Swamp Fox.” The island consists of highland marsh surrounded by the Pee Dee River, Lynches Creek, and Clarks Creek.

Snow’s Island, in the southeast corner of Florence County, was the legendary campsite of the Revolutionary War general Francis Marion, the “Swamp Fox.” The island consists of highland marsh surrounded by the Pee Dee River, Lynches Creek, and Clarks Creek.

OSI plans to close on Snow’s Island in autumn 2024 and will hold the Assemblage with the intention of transferring the 7,600 acres to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) in 2025, pending state approvals.

Significant as a Revolutionary War campsite, Snow’s Island served as headquarters, supply depot, and retreat for General Francis Marion’s partisan forces during the crucial winter of 1780-81. Snow’s Island is the most famous of wilderness retreats of General Marion, the man whose hit-and-run tactics and crafty elusiveness earned him the ...

Significant as a Revolutionary War campsite, Snow’s Island served as headquarters, supply depot, and retreat for General Francis Marion’s partisan forces during the crucial winter of 1780-81. Snow’s Island is the most famous of wilderness retreats of General Marion, the man whose hit-and-run tactics and crafty elusiveness earned him the ...