Marion is anunincorporated community inTwiggs County, in theU.S. state ofGeorgia.[1]
The community was named afterFrancis Marion (c. 1732–1795), army officer during the American Revolutionary War, known as the Swamp Fox.[2] Marion was once the county seat of Twiggs County.[3]
TheGeorgia General Assembly incorporated Marion as a town in 1816; the town's municipal charter was repealed in 1834.[4] A post office was established at Marion in 1812, and remained in operation until 1868.[5]
Municipalities and communities ofTwiggs County, Georgia,United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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