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Marion County Named for the Swamp Fox General
Southern Illinois University historian notes that Marion County bears the name of General Francis Marion known as the Swamp Fox. The county seat Salem may be named after Salem Massachusetts or Salem North Carolina, with Carolina origin favored by settlers from the region.
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Marion
John W. Allen
Southern Illinois University
Southern
Illinois
Marion County
Francis Marion
Swamp Fox
Carolinas
Salem
Massachusetts
North Carolina
William McNicol