Droop Mountain
Here, November 6, 1863, Union troops, commanded by Gen. W.W. Averell, defeated Confederate forces under Gen. John Echols. This has been considered the most extensive engagement in this State and the site was made a State park in 1929.
Marker is on Seneca Trail (U.S. 219) 0.2 miles north of Delta Road 18, on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org