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On September 11, 1863, the Civil War shattered this widow's farm at the foot of Pigeon Mountain when Confederate and Union cavalry clashed here. Martin Davis had bought the 160 acres in 1850; his widow Julia and six children worked the land.
Martin Davis House and Farm is a historical marker in Chickamauga, Walker County. It is one of 72 historical markers documented in Walker County, among 163 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.7548, -85.3686 near Chickamauga. The nearest cataloged historic site is Davis' Cross Roads (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Skirmish at McLemore’s Cove, Harding Cemetery, and Coulter 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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