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When Sherman's 14th Corps attacked Mill Creek Gap in May 1864, Confederates dammed the creek by blocking culverts under the raised railroad, flooding the pass. The temporary lake and flanking earthworks held the gap while McPherson moved on Snake Creek Gap.
The Flooded Gap is a historical marker in Dalton, Whitfield County, erected in 1953. It is one of 64 historical markers documented in Whitfield County, among 106 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.8013, -85.0118 near Dalton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mill Creek Gap (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Confederate Defense of Mill Creek Gap, George Disney's Grave, and Battle of Mill Creek Gap.
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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