kids encyclopedia robot

Kettle Creek Battlefield facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Kettle Creek Battlefield
Kettle Creek Battlefield ~ Wilkes County, GA.JPG
Kettle Creek Battlefield site and historical marker
Kettle Creek Battlefield is located in Georgia (U.S. state)
Kettle Creek Battlefield
Location in Georgia (U.S. state)
Kettle Creek Battlefield is located in the United States
Kettle Creek Battlefield
Location in the United States
Nearest city Washington, Georgia
Area 40 acres (16 ha)
NRHP reference No. 75000617
Added to NRHP June 26, 1975

Kettle Creek Battlefield is a 40 acres (16 ha) historic site outside Washington, Georgia in Wilkes County, Georgia, at the location of the Battle of Kettle Creek, in 1779, in the American Revolutionary War. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 26, 1975. It is located 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Washington off Tyrone Road.

The NRHP-listed area encircles "War Hill", a 500 feet (150 m) high hill, which has the Kettle Creek Monument erected upon it, by the War Department in 1930. There are also historical markers placed by the Georgia Historical Commission. The American Battlefield Trust and its partners have acquired and preserved 180 acres of the Kettle Creek Battlefield through mid-2018.

kids search engine
Kettle Creek Battlefield Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.