Battle of Kettle Creek Site

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Revolutionary War veterans are buried in the Kettle Creek cemetery, which is maintained today by a local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The Battle of Kettle Creek, fought on February 14, 1779, prevented the British from invading upper Georgia.

Photograph by Chris Crookston, Wikimedia

Battle of Kettle Creek Site

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