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Battle Creek Massacre

TN 49, at Coopertown Road, TN , USA
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2 miles S.E., along Battle Creek in Jan. 1780, settlers fleeing from Renfro's Station on Red River about 17 miles away, were caught by Indians and massacred. The sole survivor was a widow named Jones who made her way 4 days later into a Settlements station.

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00