Snodgrass Hill

34°55′40″N 85°16′14″W / 34.92785°N 85.27051°W / 34.92785; -85.27051Snodgrass Hill is a summit in Walker County, Georgia.[1] With an elevation of 896 feet (273 m), Snodgrass Hill is the 886th highest summit in the state of Georgia.[2]

Snodgrass Hill was named for George Washington Snodgrass, a pioneer who settled there.[3]

Snodgrass Hill was involved in the Battle of Chickamauga and was fought at over on September 20, 1863.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Snodgrass Hill
  2. ^ "Snodgrass Hill". Peakery.com. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  3. ^ "Walker County". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 112. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  4. ^ Linton, Roger C. (2004). Chickamauga: A Battlefield History in Images. University of Georgia Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-8203-2598-9.


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