Carrollton in Carroll County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Dixie Street
From 1865
Photographed By David Seibert, October 15, 2008
1. Dixie Street Marker
During the war between the states Carrollton was spared a bloody battle but she sustained four raids by Union troops. The last raid occurred 15 days after the surrender at Appomattox when troops commended by Union General John Croxton, returning from a raid on Tuscaloosa, camped 2 miles west of Carrollton on the night of 25 April 1865 On the morning of 25 April the Union troops pillaged the little town and burned buildings on the town square. They departed by way of Dixie Street, then called Bowen or Lower Ferry Road, upon approach of the home guard Tallapoosa Rangers under commend of Colonel John Beall. The confederates were singing 'Dixie' as they approached. Local tradition holds that a prominent resident, H.F. Merrell, was so moved by the sight and sound that he exclaimed that the road should be renamed DIXIE STREET, the name that it bears today.Erected 1996 by McDaniel Curtis Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans.
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Location. 33° 34.682′ N, 85° 4.328′ W. Marker is in Carrollton, Georgia, in Carroll County. Marker is on Dixie Street, 2 miles south of West Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Carrollton GA 30117, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Charles Carroll of Carrollton (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Six Industrial Giants (about 700 feet away); Carrollton (approx. ¼ mile away); University of West Georgia (approx. 1.4 miles away); First “REA” Substation in Carroll County (approx. 2.3 miles away); Sacred Harp Singing (approx. 8.6 miles away); Last Land in Georgia Ceded by the Creeks (approx. 10.7 miles away); Whatley Memorial Historic Park (approx. 11.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carrollton.
Photographed By David Seibert, October 15, 2008
2. Dixie Street Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,669 times since then and 121 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
