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National – (GA) – Brier Creek Commemoration and Patriot Grave Marking – 11:00 AM
247th Anniversary Celebration event is Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM
The Brier Creek and Wiregrass Chapters of the Georgia Scoiety SAR and the Gov. David Emanuel – Adam Brinson Chapter NSDAR invite you to attend the 247th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF BRIER CREEK, A National SAR Event
Saturday, February 28th, at 11:00 a.m.
Brier Creek Battlefield and Memorial Site
This year there will be a Patriot Grave Marker Dedication Ceremony for Patriot Thomas Farnsley Lovett (SAR P-346349) as well as the Dedication of 2.5 mile Walking Trail
Google maps to Brier Creek Battlefield or set GPS to: Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area then down Brannen’s Bridge Road for ½ mile, Screven County, Georgia
SAR, DAR, C.A.R., other patriotic and lineage societies, chapters, and the general public are invited to the 247th Anniversary of the Battle of Brier Creek. Continental, military, and period attire is encouraged.
To participate in the Wreath Presentation, please complete and return the registration form no later than Friday, February 20, 2026, to assure listing in the Ceremony Program. Need the Name of the Wreath Presneter, Organization, Office or Title of Presenter, Email Address
Please complete and mail by Friday, February 20, 2026 to Jane Durden, PO Box 478, Swainsboro, GA 30401-0478 or email to: hsdurden@bellsouth.net
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LOCATIONS TO STAY
- SYLVANIA INN-SYLVANIA – 404 West Ogeechee Street, Sylvania, GA – 912-564-2490 – 912-564-9212 – sylvaniainn@gmail.com
- KINCHEY PLACE BED & BREAKFAST-SYLVANIA – 309 Singleton Ave, Sylvania, GA – 912-425-2169 – info@kinchleyplace.com
- EDENFIELD HOUSE INN-SWAINSBORO (Exceptional) – 426 West Church Street, Swainsboro, GA – 478-237-3007 – 540-717-4672, 516-220-9703 (David & April Quinn) – Edenfieldhouseinn.com – Edenfieldhouse426@gmail.com
- HOLIDAY INN-STATESBORO – 427 S Main Street, Statesboro, GA – 912-205-5999
- HAMPTON INN-WAYNESBORO – 235 Peachtree Street – Waynesboro, GA – 706-558-4190