Commemoration of the Battle of Brier Creek – DISTRICT EVENT

246th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF BRIER CREEK

Saturday, March 8, 2025, at 11:00 a.m.

Brier Creek Battlefield and Memorial Site

This will be a National Society SAR South Atlantic District event

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 246th Anniversary of the Battle of Brier Creek. Continental, militia, or period attire is encouraged.

To participate in the Wreath Presentation, please complete and return the registration form no later than Friday, February 28, 2025, to assure listing in the Ceremony Program.

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Wreath Registration

Name of Wreath Presenter

Organization

Office or Title of Presenter

Email address

Will you participate in the Color Guard?  Musket Firing?

Please complete and mail by Friday, February 28, 2025, to assure listing in the Ceremony Program.

Mail to: Jane Durden, PO Box 478, Swainsboro, GA 30401-0478 or Email: 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

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DIRECTIONS

 BEST DIRECTIONS: GOOGLE MAPS & GO TO BRIER CREEK BATTLEFIELD AND YOU MAY ALSO GPS-Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area From Augusta, go abt. ½ mile past Tuckahoe &; turn left at BIG BATTLEFIELD SIGN.
 FROM STATESBORO: Take U.S. HWY 301 North to Sylvania where GA HWY 21 crosses. From this point, drive north on U.S. HWY 301 for 5.0 miles and turn right on GA HWY 24 East. Drive 5.1 miles to Brannans Bridge Road (white building on left) and turn Left. Drive 4.7 miles to Brannans Bridge and across bridge, 100 yards to GATE on right. There will be a sign at the GATE that says Ceremony.
 FROM DOWNTOWN SYLVANIA: From the downtown circle, take East Ogeechee Street/Brannans Bridge Road and drive 5.9 miles to the stop sign. Continue driving straight for another 4.7 miles to Brannans Bridge and across bridge,100 yards to BIG SIGN on right.
 FROM NEWINGTON: Take GA HWY 24 West until you get to the Brannans Bridge Road (white building on the right, approximately 17 miles) and then turn right. Drive for 4.7 miles to Brannans Bridge and across bridge, 100 yards to BIG SIGN on right.
 FROM AUGUSTA: Drive to Waynesboro on U.S. HWY 25 South. Continue through Waynesboro and turn left onto GA HWY 24 East. Continue on HWY 24 until you reach U.S. HWY 301. Turn right (South) for less than a mile and then turn left onto GA HWY 24 East. Drive 5.1 miles to Brannans Bridge Road (white building on left) and turn Left. Drive 4.7 miles to Brannans Bridge and across bridge, 100 yards to BIG SIGN on right. When you turn into the gate, it’s straight back 1 mile to site