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For three days in November 1864, Confederate Gen. H.C. Wayne held the Oconee railroad bridge with cadets, militia, factory and penitentiary guards, and paroled convicts before flanking threats forced him to withdraw to Tennille.
Historical Marker
The Defense of the Oconee Bridge
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About this site
The Defense of the Oconee Bridge is a historical marker in Oconee, Washington County, erected in 1958. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Washington County, among 118 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.8559, -82.9511 near Oconee. The nearest cataloged historic site is Oconee Church of God Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Antioch Cemetery, Woods Cemetery, and Rutherford 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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