Elijah Clarke September 17, 1782 Colonel Elijah Clarke meets General Andrew Pickens at Long Creek to begin a westward sweep of Cherokee settlements for Tories. Their combined force totals some 400 men   Elijah Clarke   Andrew Pickens September 24, 1782 Colonel Elijah Clarke crosses the Chattahoochee at Beaver Shoals, seaching for a Tory settlement.   Elijah Clarke December 5, 1801 Clarke County created   Elijah Clarke   Creation of Georgia Counties   Clarke County, Georgia
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