34-3 Britton's Neck / Britton's Ferry
N 33° 51.895 W 079° 19.934
17S E 654265 N 3748428
Early inland settlement in SC.
Waymark Code: WM6TPT
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/19/2009
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BRITTON'S NECK
One of the oldest settlements in Marion County, Britton's Neck lay between the Great and Little Pee Dee Rivers extending northward from the mouth of the Little Pee Dee. It
was named for Francis, Timothy, Daniel, Moses, Joseph and Philip Britton, who settled in the neck about 1735-36. They were the sons of Francis Britton, who was in Carolina in 1697.
BRITTON'S FERRY
Six miles south of here was the site of Britton's Ferry, on Great Pee Dee River at the junction of Williamsburg, Georgetown, and Marion County lines. The ferry was established by Francis Britton and two other commissioners under an Act of 1747. Britton's Neck was the center of patriot sympathy during the American Revolution, making the ferry important to both sides.
Erected by Dr. Henry Woodward Chapter, S.C. Society Daughters of the American Colonists-1971
note: Marker has been moved off the main highway and is now located a short distance down a dirt road.
Marker Name: Britton's Neck / Britton's Ferry
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Historic Site
Marker number: 34-3
County: Marion
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