| General Info | ||
 Kettle Creek flows into the Little River near the Tyrone community in Wilkes County. It likely takes its name from a local fish trap, called a kittle.During the American Revolution (1775-83) several incidents occurred along its banks. The South Carolina militia established a station there in 1776; an Indian attack on Robert McNabb's Fort in November 1778 resulted in McNabb's death; and in the last days of the Revolution, the rebel partisan and horse thief Josiah Dunn met his death in a skirmish nearby. The most important event to occur at Kettle Creek, however, took place on Sunday, February 14, 1779. On that morning 600 American supporters of the British cause, popularly known as Loyalists or Tories, encamped atop a hill in a bend of the creek. They were following an established trail to the nearby Quaker settlement of Wrightsborough en route to Augusta. Aside from the defensive qualities of the position, the hill offered the new arrivals food in the form of cattle penned there. Free admission. |
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| Preservation and Current Status | ||
| The 256-acre battlefield has been steadily protected in recent years: the American Battlefield Trust helped preserve 180 acres, and in 2019 the Georgia Piedmont Land Trust partnered with Wilkes County to place a conservation easement over the site. In January 2021, Kettle Creek Battlefield became affiliated with the National Park Service. The site includes War Hill, where the main fighting happened, along with monuments, grave sites, and historical markers. The Kettle Creek Battlefield Association and the Georgia state chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution hold an annual multi-day commemoration of the battle each February. | ||
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| Hours of Operation | ||
| Open daily | ||
| Contact & Address | ||
| Phone: 706-678-2013 - Address: 44 Warhill Rd., Washington Georgia | ||
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