Mountain View in Clayton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Rough and Ready
Photographed by David Seibert, April 12, 2009
1. Rough and Ready Marker
After Federal forces left off siege operations on the Atlanta front, Aug. 25, 1864, they moved in a wide swing to the S. To counter this move, Hardee's A.C. [CS] was shifted to a line W. of here, between East Point & Thames' Mill & Gen. Hardee set up a command post at Rough and Ready, 1 P.M. Aug. 30, to observe this latest Federal threat to the M. & W. R. R.
Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 031-5.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1864.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 33° 38.744′ N, 84° 23.417′ W. Marker was in Mountain View, Georgia, in Clayton County. It was on Old Dixie Highway (U.S. 41 at milepost
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Regionally, this marker was in Georgia’s Piedmont and in Metro Atlanta. 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 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Dwarf Grill (approx. 1.1 miles away); Chick-fil-A (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Dwarf House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Hapeville Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Im Memory of the Hapeville Boys (approx. 1.4 miles away); Hapeville Veterans Monument (approx. 1.4 miles away); Hapeville, Georgia (approx. 1.4 miles away); Ga. Baptist Children's Home
Photographed by David Seibert, April 12, 2009
2. Rough and Ready Marker
Jonesboro Threatened marker can be seen to the right; the road is the Old Dixie Highway.
Other markers no longer nearby. Transfer Point (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing); Jonesboro Threatened (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing); Rough and Ready Tavern (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing).
More about this marker. Marker is .1 mile south of the Fulton County line.
Also see . . . Rough and Ready. Georgia Historical Society reports the marker is not present
*Marker not in place due to damage or maintenance.(Submitted on September 19, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)
Additional commentary.
1. Four Markers Missing?
While trying to look on Google streetview (as of Nov 2016) of this alignment of many markers along U.S. 41, I was unable to see any of them. Can anyone please verify these markers still are here?
— Submitted March 2, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,988 times since then and 68 times this year. Last updated on September 19, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
