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Pieces of Our Past: The Battles of Carr’s Bluff

Many of the conflicts along the lower Oconee River centered around Carr's Bluff on the eastern banks of the Oconee River in north-central Laurens County. Carr's Bluff is relatively small in comparison with higher bluffs upriver.  Its importance was derived from its location. 

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