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Named for farmer Jesse Stephens, this gap was a key route down Lookout Mountain. In September 1863, Negley's Union division descended here, then fell back under Confederate pressure; the Stephens house became a field hospital.
Historical Marker
Stephens Gap
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About this site
Stephens Gap 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 34.7842, -85.4133 near Chickamauga. The nearest cataloged historic site is Stephens Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Coulter Cemetery, Davis' Cross-Roads, and Harding 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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