| CONFEDERATE NAVY YARD |
| The Confederacy established a navy yard ΒΌ mile NW about 1863 on the banks of the Great Pee Dee River. Here, under the command of Lt. Van Renssalaer Morgan, a wooden gunboat, the C.S.S. Pee Dee, was built. Launched by November 1864, it was burned to prevent its capture by Federal Forces in March 1865./ Erected by U.D.C., Pee Dee District, 1968/ [Missing as of Fall 2004]
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| County: Marion |
| Location: U.S. Hwy. 76/301, about 8 mi. W of Marion at the Pee Dee River, Pee Dee vicinity |
| Marker ID: 34-2 |
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