Historical marker honoring slaves unveiled near Ebenezer Creek
Hundreds of slaves, trying to outrun confederate soldiers, on their way to freedom, died at Ebenezer Creek in Effingham County.
That was nearly 150 years ago and Tuesday people gathered near that spot to unveil a new historical marker. The marker is located along Georgia Highway 275 North.
"This is a great day, a historic day in many, many ways," said Georgia labor commissioner Michael Thurmond.
Thurmond, along with the Georgia Historical Society and local politicians unveiled the historic marker in memory of those slaves.
The marker tells a story of General William Sherman's "March to the Sea". In December 1864, more than a hundred slaves were following the Federal Army, trying escape Confederate soldiers. When they reached Ebenezer Creek, the Federal Army tore up the bridge and the slaves had to fend for themselves. Most of them could not swim and drowned.
Those slaves dreamed of freedom. Thurmond's dream was to make sure they were not forgotten....
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That was nearly 150 years ago and Tuesday people gathered near that spot to unveil a new historical marker. The marker is located along Georgia Highway 275 North.
"This is a great day, a historic day in many, many ways," said Georgia labor commissioner Michael Thurmond.
Thurmond, along with the Georgia Historical Society and local politicians unveiled the historic marker in memory of those slaves.
The marker tells a story of General William Sherman's "March to the Sea". In December 1864, more than a hundred slaves were following the Federal Army, trying escape Confederate soldiers. When they reached Ebenezer Creek, the Federal Army tore up the bridge and the slaves had to fend for themselves. Most of them could not swim and drowned.
Those slaves dreamed of freedom. Thurmond's dream was to make sure they were not forgotten....