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In summer 1787, Creek warriors angered by the disputed Treaty of Shoulderbone crossed the Oconee and destroyed the fledgling town of about twenty cabins, killing settlers and burning every structure in one of the frontier's most violent reprisals.
The Burning of Greensborough is a historical marker in Greensboro, Greene County, erected in 1958. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Greene County, among 117 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.5752, -83.1828 near Greensboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Greene County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Greene County Veterans Memorial, Bishop George Foster Pierce, and First Commissioner of Agriculture.
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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