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

Moore's Mill

Photographed by David Seibert, September 12, 2010

1. Moore's Mill Marker

Inscription. 300 yds. downstream stood the structures of Moore’s Mill ~ a sash-sawmill &, lower down, a gristmill connected by a flume with the dam which impounded the waters of Peachtree and Woodall creeks: the ford was below the dam.

Thomas Moore (1828-1914) built the mills, 1854. Burned during a political upheaval about 1858; rebuilt & were in operation until 1901.

With the advent of the Federal army, 1864, the Moore family refugeed south. B.F. Mauldin was left in charge of the gristmill which was supplying the Confederate forces; the invaders sent him N. ~ a prisoner. The property was considerably damaged but not destroyed.

Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 060-64.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.

Location. 33° 49.583′ N, 84° 26.534′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Buckhead. It is on Moores Mill Road 5 miles west of Margaret Mitchell Drive, on the right when traveling west. The marker is just east of the Moores Mill Road Bridge over Peachtree Creek. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Atlanta GA 30327, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle at Moore’s Mill (here, next to this marker); Fort Peachtree, War of 1812 (approx. half a mile away); Standing Peach Tree (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fort Peach Tree (approx. 0.7 miles away); Montgomery's Ferry (approx. 0.7 miles away); Montgomery Cemetery (approx. ¾ mile away); Green Bone Creek (approx. 0.9 miles away); Johnston’s Army Crossed the River (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Montgomery-DeFoor House Site (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by David Seibert, September 12, 2010

2. Moore's Mill Marker

The marker is in the center, in the foliage, next to the "Battle at Moore's Mill" marker on the right.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 12, 2010

3. Moore's Mill Marker

Looking west on Moores Mill Road at the bridge over Peachtree Creek; the marker can barely be seen in the foliage to the right.

Peachtree Creek image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 12, 2010

4. Peachtree Creek

Looking downstream from the Moores Mill Road bridge toward the site of Moore's Mill.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,568 times since then and 117 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 13, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.