Kettle Creek Battlefield

Erected for the battle's 1979 bicentennial, this marker recalls the February 14, 1779 Patriot triumph at Kettle Creek, where Pickens, Dooly, and Elijah Clarke routed Loyalist colonel Boyd's force, checking the British grip on Georgia.

Kettle Creek Battlefield is a historical marker in Washington, Wilkes County, erected in 1979. 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 33.6911, -82.8861 near Washington. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Battle of Kettle Creek (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Battle of Kettle Creek, Phillips Mill Cemetery, and Phillips Mills Baptist Church.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.