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This downtown park behind the Wilkes courthouse honors Washington's Revolutionary roots, hosting reenactments of the 1779 Patriot victory at Kettle Creek. The town itself began as Heard's Fort.
Historical Marker
Fort Washington Park
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About this site
Fort Washington Park is a historical marker in Washington, Wilkes County, erected in 1994. It is one of 63 historical markers documented in Wilkes County, among 123 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.7391, -82.7384 near Washington. The nearest cataloged historic site is Wilkes County Courthouse (courthouse), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Remodeled 1959, Washington Square, and In Memory of Cpl. M. Philip Scarborough, USMC.
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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