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

Lick Skillet Road

Photographed 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.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 33° 45.024′ N, 84° 26.887′ W. Marker was in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It was in Westview Cemetery. It was on Martin Luther King Jr Drive SW (Georgia Route 139) 0.1 miles west of Anderson Avenue, on

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the right when traveling east. The marker stands at the fence enclosing West View Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Atlanta GA 30310, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Battle of Ezra Ch. (within shouting distance of this marker); William L. Scruggs L.L.D. (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Battle of Ezra Ch. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Westview Receiving Vault (approx. ¼ mile away); Battle of Ezra Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Battlefield of Ezra Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Ezra Ch. (approx. 0.3 miles away); In Memory of Our Comrades (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Photographed 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 was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 3,318 times since then and 71 times this year. Last updated on February 21, 2022, by Thomas Cole of Marietta, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.