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During the winter of 1780-1781, General Francis Marion established his camp 1½ miles south of here on Snow’s Island. 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.
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