The Massacre of Kerr's Creek, Kerr's Creek, VA
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Markerman62
N 37° 50.890 W 079° 29.050
17S E 633363 N 4190051
Marker is on US 60 on a low rock.
Waymark Code: WM16R85
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2022
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The Massacre of Kerr's Creek took place near the Big Spring a few hundred yards from this spot.
Oct. 10, 1764
A band of Shawnee Indians coming over the mountains from the Ohio surprised the fort and killed from fifty to sixty persons. This was the last attack by Indians upon the white settlers in this section of Virginia.
Erected in 1929
Group that erected the marker: The Blue Ridge Committee of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Virginia
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
2601 US 60
Lexington, VA USA
24450
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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