Dooly Spring-GHM 090-4-Lincoln Co
Posted by: Sprinterman
N 33° 51.046 W 082° 24.085
17S E 370351 N 3746492
Elijah Clark State Park near the entrance
Waymark Code: WM6QNQ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/09/2009
Views: 10
The spring to the left of this marker was used by the John Dooly family.
The simple log cabin, in which Colonel John Dooly and his family resided, was situated across the road opposite the spring. It was here that Colonel Dooly was murdered by a band of Tories.
Colonel Dooly fought with General Elijah Clark during the Revolutionary War.
Dooly County was named for Colonel Dooly.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 090-4
Date: 1957
Sponsor: GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION
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