Near Dallas in Paulding County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Sligh's Mill, Pottery & Tanyard

1. Missing Sligh's Mill, Pottery & Tanyard Marker

Inscription. Noted crossroads settlement of the 1860’s.

Schofield's 23rd corps [US], marching from Milam's Bridge (Etowah River) camped here May 24-25, 1864.

This corps was the rear & left guard of Sherman’s flanking march to by-pass the Allatoona Mtns. & it was stationed here 24 hrs. as a pivot, while McPherson’s Army of the Tennessee [US] moved in a left wheel from Van Wert to the Dallas front.

May 25, 5 P.M. The Corps moved to Burnt Hickory P.O. (Huntsville), enroute to New Hope Church.

Erected 1953 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 110-2.)

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 month for this entry is May 1845.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 34° 3.98′ N, 84° 49.571′ W. Marker was near Dallas, Georgia, in Paulding County. It was at the intersection of Cartersville Highway (Georgia Route 61) and Harmony Grove Church Road, on the right when traveling north on Cartersville Highway. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Dallas GA 30132, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 original Cherokee Nation,

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 5 miles of this location

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, measured as the crow flies: Old Burnt Hickory P.O. (approx. 3.4 miles away); Mound C - Ceremonial Mortuary (approx. 4.1 miles away); Mound B and Structure 3 (approx. 4.2 miles away); Etowah’s Past, Present, and Future (approx. 4.2 miles away); Mound A - Symbol of a Chiefdom (approx. 4.2 miles away); Etowah’s River Cane (approx. 4.2 miles away); A Chiefly Village on the Etowah (approx. 4.3 miles away); A Return to Native Grasses (approx. 4.4 miles away).

More about this marker. The marker was struck by a car sometime in 2003, leaving only a small portion of the post. Text for the missing marker was taken from “Georgia Historical Markers” (Bay Tree Grove, Second Edition 1978) compiled by Carroll P. Scruggs from the records of the Georgia Historical Commission.

Remains of Sligh's Mill, Pottery & Tanyard Marker Post image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, October 7, 2006

2. Remains of Sligh's Mill, Pottery & Tanyard Marker Post

Photographed by David Seibert, October 7, 2006

3. Remains of Sligh's Mill, Pottery & Tanyard Marker Post

Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,516 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 18, 2025. 2, 3. submitted on December 19, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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