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Cherokee tradition celebrates the 1755 Battle of Taliwa here as a decisive victory over the Creeks for control of north Georgia, and as the fight where the young Nanyehi (Nancy Ward) took up her fallen husband's rifle, earning lasting honor.
Battle of Taliwa is a historical marker in Ball Ground, Cherokee County, erected in 1953. It is one of 8 historical markers documented in Cherokee County, among 43 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.3376, -84.3760 near Ball Ground. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ball Ground Baptist Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Ball Ground Community Cemetery, Gospel Temple Cemetery, and Cane Creek Cemetery.
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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