Near Dawson in Terrell County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Battle of Echowanotchaway Swamp

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 5, 2018

1. Battle of Echowanotchaway Swamp Marker

Inscription. During the Creek Indian uprising in 1836, after the burning of Roanoke (Stewart Co.), 300 Indians came this way to join the Seminoles in Florida. Pursued by 132 Stewart Country Militia under Major R.W. Jernigan, they were overtaken here. After a sharp battle lasting 55 minutes, the Indians fled. Three white men were killed and buried in the Stapleton family cemetery, 2½ miles west of Dawson. The 13 wounded were cared for by neighboring families. Bodies of 18 Indians were found after the skirmish, several 3 miles away.

Erected 1958 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 135-4.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 31° 49.509′ N, 84° 34.134′ W. Marker is near Dawson, Georgia, in Terrell County. It is on West Lee Street (County Road 141) 0.8 miles east of School House Road (County Road 143), on the right when traveling

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east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: West Lee Street, Dawson GA 39842, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Echowanotchaway Swamp Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battleground of Echowanochaway Creek (approx. 3.8 miles away); Shellman Georgia Legend (approx. 5.4 miles away); 1827 Site of Chenube Indian Village (approx. 5.6 miles away); Gen. Patrick Cleburne Camp, S.C.V. (approx. 8 miles away); Confederate Gun Shop (approx. 8 miles away); Terrell County (approx. 8.1 miles away); To The Memory of James Mathews Griggs (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map

View of marker looking towards Ichawaynochaway Creek bridge. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 5, 2018

2. View of marker looking towards Ichawaynochaway Creek bridge.

of all markers in Dawson.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Note the different spellings on the markers, monument and nearby creek.

Battle of Echowanotchaway Swamp Marker looking west. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 5, 2018

3. Battle of Echowanotchaway Swamp Marker looking west.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2018. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,743 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 5, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.