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Historical Markers in Vinings, Georgia
Marietta is the county seat for Cobb County
1 ► Georgia, Cobb County, Vinings — 033-84 — Site: Hardy Pace’s Res. Howard’s Headquarters — |
On Paces Mill Road, 0.1 miles east of Paces Ferry Road SE, on the left when traveling east. |
Hardy Pace (1785-1864), operated the Chattahoochee River ferry at site of bridge where Pace’s Ferry rd. crosses. Federal forces occupied Vining’s Station, July 5-17, 1864, while preparing to cross at Pace’s & Power’s for the move on Atlanta. Gen. O. . . . — — Map (db m29944) HM |
2 ► Georgia, Cobb County, Vinings — 033-86 — The 14th & 20th A.C. Cross at Pace’s Ferry — |
On Paces Ferry Road at Woodland Brook Drive, on the right when traveling west on Paces Ferry Road. |
July 17, 1864. Palmer’s 14th and Hooker’s 20th A. C. [US] crossed to the Fulton Co. side of the river on two pontoon bridges. This passage was covered by Wood’s 4th A.C. div., which marched down Mt. Paran Rd. from Power’s Ferry, 3 mi. N. To . . . — — Map (db m53668) HM |
3 ► Georgia, Cobb County, Vinings — 033-86 — The 14th & 20th A.C. Cross at Pace's Ferry — |
On Paces Ferry Road SE at Paces Ferry Drive, on the right when traveling west on Paces Ferry Road SE. |
July 17, 1864. Palmer’s 14th and Hooker’s 20th A. C. [US] crossed to the Fulton Co. side of the river on two pontoon bridges. This passage was covered by Wood’s 4th A.C. div., which marched down Mt. Paran Rd. from Power’s Ferry, 3 mi. N. To divert . . . — — Map (db m53669) HM |
4 ► Georgia, Cobb County, Vinings — 033-83 — The 4th Corps at Vining’s Station — |
On Paces Ferry Road NW, 0 miles west of New Paces Ferry Road SE, on the right when traveling west. |
June 5, 1864. When Johnston’s army [CS] withdrew from Smyrna to the river, Howard’s 4th A. C., and Baird's div. (14th A.C.), [US] via highway and R. R. occupied Vining’s. Baird’s troops kept on down the R. R. until halted by Johnston’s River Line. . . . — — Map (db m222213) HM |
5 ► Georgia, Cobb County, Vinings — 033-87 — The 4th Corps Posted Along the River — |
On Cobb Parkway SE (U.S. 41) 0.1 miles south of Paces Mill Road SE, on the right when traveling north. |
When the 4th A.C. reached the Chattahoochee July 5, attempts to cross were found impracticable because of Confederate opposition on the other side. Pending the crossing of the 23d A.C. at Soap Cr., July 8, the 4th A.C. marked time in trenches . . . — — Map (db m23191) HM |
6 ► Georgia, Cobb County, Vinings — 033-85 — The Errant Pontoon Bridge: Paces Ferry — |
On West Paces Ferry Road SE at Paces Ferry Drive SE, on the right when traveling west on West Paces Ferry Road SE. |
July 5, 1864. During Johnston’s retreat from Smyrna, a portion of his wagon-train detoured from the Atlanta-Marietta rd. via Vining’s Station to a pontoon bridge at Pace’s Ferry. Wheeler’s Cav. escorted the trains; when all were across, the bridge . . . — — Map (db m21534) HM |