General Andrew Jackson-DAR-Terrell Co
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N 31° 41.953 W 084° 26.510
16R E 742454 N 3509942
on Ga 55 (Herod Highway) at County Hwy 164, in Terrell County, south of Dawson, GA
Waymark Code: WMAFFH
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 01/09/2011
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This boulder commemorates the historical fact that General Andrew Jackson, with his command of nine hundred Georgia Militia and friendly Creek Indians, occupied the Indian village of Herodtown, located on this site, March 12, 1818. This event occurred during his march from Fort Early, Georgia, to Saint Marks, Florida, in the war with the hostile Indians of Georgia.
Erected 1918 by Dorothy Walton Chapter, D.A.R.
Mrs. W. A. McLain, Regent.
Type of Marker: Monument
Marker #: none
Date: 1918
Sponsor: Dorothy Walton Chapter, D.A.R. Mrs. W. A. McLain, Regent.
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