Historical Marker

The Battle of Kettle Creek

Atlanta · Fulton County

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This Capitol-grounds marker recalls the February 14, 1779 Patriot victory at Kettle Creek in Wilkes County, where backwoods militia under Pickens, Dooly, and Clarke crushed a Loyalist force and revived Georgia's revolutionary cause.

About this site

The Battle of Kettle Creek is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County. It is one of 357 historical markers documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.7486, -84.3874 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Haralson Bleckley, 1870-1933 (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include War Woman, The Great Seal of Georgia, and Liberty Plaza.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.7486, -84.3874 · Atlanta, Fulton County

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