Kettle Creek Battlefield

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

From the record

“Kettle Creek Battlefield is a 256-acre (104 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.”
Wikipedia article Kettle Creek Battlefield, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 29 National Register listings published here for Wilkes County · listed in 1975 · category: Site.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. 9 mi. SW of Washington off Tyrone Rd., Washington, 30673
When was it listed? June 1975
Category. site
Census division. Rayle
National Register reference number. 75000617 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

100 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of Kettle Creek Battlefield between 1992 and 2019, burning about 213 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 19 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	45
Arson/incendiarism	19
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	19
Equipment and vehicle use	10
Natural	4
Smoking	2
Misuse of fire by a minor	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
6 September 2003	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
4 September 2005	Equipment and vehicle use	2.0 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
22 September 1993	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
2 September 1993	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
13 September 1993	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
10 September 1993	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
5 August 2017	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2018-WILKES-001
31 August 1999	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Wilkes County

Mines and quarries near this property

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Kettle Creek Battlefield: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Manganese. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Ga Manganese Co Mine/Taliaferro Magnetite Mine	Manganese	Past Producer	Residual
Stone Ridge Mine (Orr)	Gold	Past Producer	Vein
Stoney Ridge Gold Mine	Gold	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Wilkes County

Storms near this property

33 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Washington, the town this property stands in, in 33 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 19 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 3 lightning, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
May 2005	Lightning	Washington	$250,000	The News Reporter of Washington reported that lightning struck the Wilkes County Law Enforcement Center, causing significant damage to computer equipment in the 911 Center and sheriff's office. Electronic circuitry was damaged in electronic locks, security cameras, computers, and fax machines. It was noted that this was the third time since opening that this building has sustained a lightning strike.
November 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Washington	$115,000	The Wilkes county Emergency Management Director reported that a vacant home north of Washington was destroyed and another home west of Washington suffered significant damage. A third home in Washington suffered minor damage. Numerous trees and power lines were also down in the area. Georgia Highway 17, Tignall Road, was completely blocked north of Washington. In addition, up to 3500 residents were without power for several hours.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Washington	$75,000	The Wilkes county Emergency Management Director reported that a number of large trees were blown down or uprooted, many of which fell on power lines. Other trees were blocking roads. Power outages were widespread in the area. One large uprooted tree fell on a house and caused significant damage to the structure. The Emergency Management Director reported that the damage appeared to be a fairly consistent path from Washington to Metasville and on into Lincoln county. However, the damage was not indicative of a tornadic circulation.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Washington	$50,000	The Wilkes County 911 center reported numerous trees blown down in the Washington area. Location include Highway 44, Highway 47 and Oka Street. A tree fell on a house on Lincolnton Road causing significant damage to the home, but no injuries to the occupants.
August 2000	Lightning	Washington	$35,000	The Washington News Reporter indicated that a lightning strike to the outside of the Cecil A. Moore Law Enforcement Center caused extensive damage to inside computer equipment and many other electrical systems inside the building. Damage was estimated between $30,000 and $40,000. Lightning also destroyed a large old cedar tree at the Board of Education building.
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Washington	$25,000	Thunderstorm winds ripped a canopy from the front of a downtown business. Other damage was noted at shopping center where utility buildings on display were destroyed.
February 2005	Heavy Rain	Washington	$15,000	The News Reporter of Washington reported that heavy rain pooled on the roof of the Wilkes County Department of Family and Children's Services building. A significant leak developed as a result causing damage to ceiling tiles, carpet, and other equipment. Several offices were flooded.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Washington	$8,000	Dispatch reported several trees down near intersection of Braxton and Lundberg Road.
May 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Washington	$5,000	The Wilkes County Emergency Manager reported that approximately 17-18 trees were downed just off Tignall Road, and another blocked both lanes of traffic on Highway 17 North.
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Washington	$5,000	The Wilkes county newspaper reported that a number of trees were toppled during a severe thunderstorm. Damage was minimal as the trees missed homes and other structures. A large and very old oak tree fell at the Hopkins Funeral Home, but no damage to the structure was noted.
February 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Washington	$5,000	Numerous large trees were blown down.
April 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Washington	$3,000	The Wilkes County Emergency Manager relayed a report of a tree and several power lines down on Troke Drive off Highway 47.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Washington	$3,000	The Wilkes County Emergency Management Director reported that four trees and a power line were blown down by a thunderstorm wind gust in the Prather area. A small metal storage building was also destroyed.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Washington	$2,000	The Wilkes County 911 center reported trees blown down at Alexander Street and Baltimore Road and along Baker Street in Washington.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Washington	$2,000	The public reported that several trees were blown down.
January 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Washington	$1,000	The Wilkes County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down on Lovelace Way in Washington.
March 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Washington	$1,000	The Wilkes County Emergency Management Director reported that a couple of power lines were down.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Washington	$500	The public reported several large tree limbs blown down along Elizabeth Drive.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Washington	$500	The Wilkes county 911 center reported that three trees were blown down.
January 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Washington	$250	The Wilkes County Emergency Management Director reported that a small, 10 by 16 foot, aluminum outbuilding was flipped over by a thunderstorm wind gust.
January 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Washington	-	A portion of the gas station overhang in the 800 block of ga-10 was removed by the wind.
May 2019	Hail	Washington	-	Report of quarter to golf ball sized hail in Washington.
February 2009	Hail	Washington	-	The public observed half-dollar-sized hail in the Washington area, especially along U.S. Highway 378 about two miles southeast of Washington.
March 2008	Hail	Washington	-	The Wilkes County Emergency Management Director reported nickel-sized hail in the Washington area. Radar supported that this large or larger hail continued on an east-southeastward tack into southeast Wilkes county, east of the Aonia community.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Washington	-	The public reported that a 14-foot garage door on a shop building was blown in by strong thunderstorm winds. Pea-sized hail was also observed in the area.
June 2006	Hail	Washington	-	The Wilkes County Emergency Management Director reported penny-sized hail.
February 2003	Hail	Washington	-	The Wilkes county 911 center reported dime size hail.
May 2003	Hail	Washington	-	The public reported nickel to quarter-sized hail.
May 2002	Lightning	Washington	-	The Washington News Reporter reported that lightning had struck two trees outside a house on Tignall Road in Washington. The lightning traveled through the phone lines and blew out a protective device on a gas meter. This caused a gas leak. There was no fire or other damage reported.
July 2001	Hail	Washington	-	The Wilkes county 911 center reported dime size hail from Washington to Aonia.
May 1999	Hail	Washington	-	Wilkes county 911 reported quarter size hail.
May 1996	Hail	Washington	-	no account filed
March 1996	Hail	Washington	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Wilkes County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

2 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph	Property	Distance	Listed
	James and Cunningham Daniel House	1.5 miles	1980
	Arnold-Callaway Plantation	7.2 miles	1972

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 75000617 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Wilkes County	All 29 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.