THE BATTLE OF JACK'S CREEK

SEPTEMBER 21, 1787

WALTON COUNTY, GEORGIA

Quote from "Georgia Place Names"

"Jack's Creek, Walton County, rises just north of Monroe and flows easterly, crosses the upper tip of Morgan County and empties into the Apalachee River.  This stream was named for Lieutenant John "Jack" Clark, son of Elijah Clarke.  The younger Clark was wounded in the Battle of Jack's Creek against the Indians here September 21, 1787." 

Elijah Clarke's Account of Events of the Battle of Jack's Creek to Governor Matthews - 1787

Link to Article published in the Athens Banner Harold "Old Map Leads Historian to Lost Battle Ground"

PHOTO OF HISTORICAL MARKER PLACED BY MATTHEW TOLBERT CHAPTER  DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

(currently located behind the old court house in Monroe in front of the Chamber of Commerce building)