Mars Bluff

The African-American Sites at Mars Bluff is a self-guided tour consisting of nine historical sites in the Mars Bluff Community:
- Hewn Timber Cabins – Two hewn-timber cabins located at Francis Marion University.
- Old African-American Cemetery – Located east of the Francis Marion University library.
- Fanny Ellison (1878-1943) – Resided in one of the hewn-timber cabins. Out of 17 African-American rice growers identified at Mars Bluff, Ellison was the only female.
- Rosenwald School – This school at Mars Bluff was built in 1925 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery – The burials in Mt. Zion Cemetery date back to the nineteenth century.
- Rice Fields – As recently as the 1920s, African-Americans at Mars Bluff used African knowledge to grow small plots of rice.
- Tenant House – This tenant house was originally constructed in 1890 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Lodges – The only lodge building in Mars Bluff is a cement block Masonic Lodge built in 1950.
- Jamestown – Settled in 1870, the history of old Jamestown can be seen through the cemetery and the remains of one house.