Lick Skillet Road Marker

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Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Lick Skillet Road

By David Seibert, September 22, 2010

1. Lick Skillet Road Marker

Inscription. A winding dirt road of the 1860’s which passed Ezra Ch. (S.E. cor. Mozley Park) & continued S.W. to Gordon Terrace, where it joined Gordon R. & ran westward to a cross-roads settlement called Lick Skillet, now known as Adamsville. The road, Mozley Drive, did not exist in 1864.

Lick Skillet Road is cited frequently in reports, Confederate & Federal, as are 2 other landmarks of the battlefield: Ezra Church & the Alms House. The latter stood near the present Gate House of West View Cemetery.

The battle of Ezra Ch. began with the advance of S. D. Lee’s A.C. (deployed E. & W. of the Alms House), northward across Lick Skillet Road.

Erected 1958 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 060-147.)

Location. 33° 45.024′ N, 84° 26.887′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. Marker is on Martin Luther King Jr Drive SW (Georgia Route 139) 0.1 miles west of Anderson Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. The marker stands at the fence enclosing West View Cemetery. Marker is in this post office area: Atlanta GA 30310, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Battle of Ezra Ch. (within shouting distance of this marker); The Siege Lifted (about 400 feet away, in a direct line); a different marker also named Battle of Ezra Ch. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battle of Ezra Church Gen. Stewart Wounded (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Ezra Ch. (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Federal Salient (approx. half a mile away); Clayton's Div., Lee's A.C. (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Clayton's Div., Lee's A.C. (approx. half a mile away). Click for a list of all markers in Atlanta.

By David Seibert, September 22, 2010

2. Lick Skillet Road Marker

Looking west on Martin Luther King Jr Drive; West View Cemetery is on the left behind the fence.

Credits. This page originally submitted on September 23, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,054 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.