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Colonel John Dooly, who fought beside Elijah Clarke at Kettle Creek, drew water from this spring beside his cabin until Tories murdered him here about 1780; Dooly County later took his name.
Historical Marker
Dooly Spring
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About this site
Dooly Spring is a historical marker in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, erected in 1957. It is one of 10 historical markers documented in Lincoln County, among 29 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.8506, -82.4014 near Lincolnton. The nearest cataloged historic site is General Elijah Clark (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Tory Pond, Smith Chapel Cemetery, and William Bartram Trail.
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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