Ball Ground in Cherokee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Battle of Taliwa
There, about 1755, the great Cherokee war-chief, Oconostota, led 500 of his warriors to victory over a larger band of Creeks. So complete was the defeat that the Creeks retreated south of the Chattahoochee River, leaving to their opponents the region later to become the heart of the ill-fated Cherokee Nation.
Erected 1953 by Georgia Historic Marker. (Marker Number 028-1.)
Marker series. This marker is included in the Georgia Historical Society/Commission marker series.
Location. 34° 20.259′ N, 84° 22.558′ W. Marker is in Ball Ground, Georgia, in Cherokee County. Marker is at the intersection of Gilmer Ferry Road (Georgia Route 372) and Valley Street, on the left when traveling west on Gilmer Ferry Road. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ball Ground GA 30107, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Georgia Marble Company and the Village of Tate (approx. Old Federal Road (approx. 5.3 miles away but has been reported missing); Fort Buffington (approx. 7.1 miles away); Poole's Mill Covered Bridge (approx. 8.3 miles away); a different marker also named Old Federal Road (approx. 8.3 miles away); Cherokee County Gold (approx. 9.6 miles away); Cherokee County (approx. 9.6 miles away); a different marker also named Old Federal Road (approx. 9.6 miles away).
Categories. • Native Americans • Wars, US Indian •
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