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Origin Story · Williamsburg County
Witherspoon’s Ferry & the Founding of Johnsonville
Before bridges and railroads were commonplace in the Pee Dee, many roads led to a ferry. One strategic crossing in Williamsburg County would become the birthplace of a town—and the stage for Francis Marion’s Revolutionary War command.
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