Ellenwood in Clayton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old Stagecoach Road

Photographed by David Seibert, October 6, 2010

1. Old Stagecoach Road Marker

Inscription. This road is one of the oldest in North Georgia. In the Indian days it connected Hightower Trail to the Etowah Mounds and Cherokee country with trails to Coweta Falls (Columbus), the Chief McIntosh home on the Chattahoochee River and the Creek Indian villages in Middle Georgia.

In stagecoach days it was used from Decatur through Panthersville, Morrow, Jonesboro, and Fayetteville to Columbus. Early Georgia maps call this “Strawn's Road”. The section beyond the Flint River was known as “King’s Road”.

Erected 1993 by Georgia Department of Natural Resources. (Marker Number 031-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list.

Location. 33° 36.68′ N, 84° 16.224′ W. Marker is in Ellenwood, Georgia, in Clayton County. It is at the intersection of Stagecoach Road and Panola Road, on the right when traveling south on Stagecoach Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ellenwood GA 30294, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Melvinia Shields

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(approx. 1.3 miles away); March and Counter-march (approx. 2½ miles away); McIntosh Gate (approx. 2.8 miles away); Wheeler Drive (approx. 2.8 miles away); Hardee Hall (approx. 2.8 miles away); Hood Avenue (approx. 2.8 miles away); Flankers Road (approx. 3.9 miles away); Fort Gillem (approx. 3.9 miles away).

More about this marker. This marker is a replacement for an earlier marker with the same title and similar text erected by the Georgia Historical Commission at this location, which had disappeared.

Photographed by David Seibert, October 6, 2010

2. Old Stagecoach Road Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, October 6, 2010

3. Old Stagecoach Road Marker

Looking north on Stagecoach Road

Photographed by David Seibert, October 6, 2010

4. Old Stagecoach Road Marker

Looking south at the intersection with Panola Road, another of the oldest roads in the area.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2017. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,165 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 9, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.