Marion, Georgia

Marion is an unincorporated community in Twiggs County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.

[1] The community was named after Francis Marion (c. 1732–1795), army officer during the American Revolutionary War, known as the Swamp Fox.

[3] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Marion as a town in 1816; the town's municipal charter was repealed in 1834.

[4] A post office was established at Marion in 1812, and remained in operation until 1868.

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