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Dooly Spring

Dooly Spring is a Georgia historical marker in Lincolnton., Lincoln County, dedicated 1957.

Located near the entrance to Elijah Clark State Park, Lincolnton.

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The spring to the left of this marker was used by the John Dooly family. The simple log cabin, in which Colonel John Dooly and his family resided, was situated across the road opposite the spring. It was here that Colonel Dooly was murdered by a band of Tories. Colonel Dooly fought with General Elijah Clark during the Revolutionary War. Dooly County was named for Colonel Dooly.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

N. & S. Carolina, 1927, covering the location of Dooly Spring, with a pin at the marker's coordinates
N. & S. Carolina, 1927, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.
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This historical marker is part of the Georgia Historical Marker Program and was erected by the Georgia Historical Commission. Marker texts and locations come from the Society's own marker database.

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