Kettle Creek Battleground
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N 33° 40.364 W 082° 51.330
17S E 327982 N 3727414
Kettle Creek Battleground GHM 157-24 Ga 44 at intersection 3 miles from Taliferro County line
Waymark Code: WM13W0
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 01/06/2007
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One and one half miles North and one half mile West is War Hill site of the Battle of Kettle Creek, one of the decisive battles of the Revolutionary War.
It was at Kettle Creek, on February 14, 1779 that Col. John Dooly, Col. Elijah Clark and Col. Andrew Pickens
defeated overwhelmingly a superior number of Tory forces
turning back forever the British troops in upper Georgia.
Type of Marker: Other
Marker #: Not listed
Date: Not listed
Sponsor: Not listed
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