Shallowford near Atlanta in DeKalb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Site: Blake’s Mill
Photographed by David Seibert, December 18, 2012
1. Site: Blake’s Mill Marker
July 18, 1864. Blair’s 17th A. C. of McPherson’s Army of the Tennessee (US Flag), enroute from Roswell to Decatur, camped here ~ where both McPherson and Blair had h’dq’rs. Dodge’s 16th A. C. camped 1 mi. N. on the Rainey plantation where some of Sweeny’s men fought a sham battle using green apples for bullets.
Logan’s 15th A. C. detoured 1.5 mi. N. to join Garrard's cav. at Browning's Court House (now TUCKER), 4 mi. E. of here ~ a move that began the destruction of the Georgia R. R. at Stone Mtn.
Erected 1986 by Georgia Department of Natural Resources. (Marker Number 044-11.)
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 date for this entry is July 18, 1864.
Location. 33° 51.7′ N, 84° 17.2′ W. Marker is near Atlanta, Georgia, in DeKalb County. It is in Shallowford. It is on Shallowford Road 0.1 miles south of Interstate 85, on the right when traveling south.
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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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dodge's & Blair's Columns Separate (approx. half a mile away); AD 4 Skyraider Navy Attack Plane (approx. 1.4 miles away); 1941 ✯ Naval Air Station Atlanta ✯ 1959 (approx. 1˝ miles away); 1917 ✯ Camp Gordon ✯ 1919 (approx. 1˝ miles away); H.F. "Doc" Manget, Jr. (approx. 1˝ miles away); The Rainey Plantation (approx. 1.6 miles away); Logan's 15th & Blair's 17th A.C. to Decatur (approx. 1.9 miles away); The March to Decatur (approx.
Photographed by David Seibert, December 18, 2012
2. Site: Blake’s Mill Marker
More about this marker. This marker replaced an earlier marker of the same title and similar text erected by the Georgia Historical Commission, which had disappeared from near this location. The replacement marker had been removed for construction in approximately 1999, but was reinstalled in this location, a short distance from the original site, in 2012.
Photographed by David Seibert, December 18, 2012
3. Site: Blake’s Mill Marker
Looking across Shallowford Road at the bridge over the North Fork of Peachtree Creek (left of the marker).
Photographed by David Seibert, December 18, 2012
4. Site: Blake’s Mill Marker
Looking north on Shallowford Road toward Interstate 85.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,217 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 18, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
