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In 1779, Colonel John White and a handful of men tricked a British force into surrendering by lighting many campfires through the woods, convincing the enemy a whole American army surrounded them near the Ogeechee.
Historical Marker
Col. John White
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About this site
Col. John White is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.0759, -81.1006 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Colonel Mordecai Sheftall (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Samuel Elbert, Mills Murphree, and Captain Charles Floyd.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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