On County Route 33 at County Route 29, on the left when traveling south on County Route 33.
In 1835, pioneering families migrated from Morgan County, Georgia to Cherokee County, AL, settling in the Ambersonville area, later renamed Spring Garden. These families were members of Carmel Presbyterian Church in Morgan County and brought their . . . — — Map (db m132792) HM
On County Route 8 at Alabama Highway 9, on the right when traveling east on County Route 8.
On the night of May 2, 1863, John H. Wisdom passed through Spring Garden on his way to warn Rome, Ga. about approaching U.S. Troops. Wisdom, originally from Rome, Ga., lived near Gadsden which was part of Cherokee Co. at that time. Upon learning . . . — — Map (db m133475) HM
Near County Route 587 at Troy Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Last fighting between armies of Hood and Sherman. Here Ferguson turned back Kilpatrick's larger force.
These two armies had fought all summer from Chattanooga to Atlanta, west to here.
To split South, Sherman turned, led Union forces . . . — — Map (db m132782) HM
On County Route 29 at County Route 45, on the right when traveling north on County Route 29.
Put into blast on June 1, 1874, the furnace would change ownership two times prior to being purchased by the Bass Foundry and Machine Co. of Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1880. A rail spur was built from the furnace to Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad at . . . — — Map (db m114842) HM
On County Route 8, 3 miles east of County Route 45, on the left when traveling east.
Located 500 yards southeast of this marker. Incorporated in 1888, Bluffton was promoted as a future iron center of the South, due to large iron ore deposits and four furnaces within a four mile radius. The town soon boomed due to an influx of . . . — — Map (db m140001) HM
On County Road 29 at County Road 27, on the left when traveling east on County Road 29.
Was originally named Ambersonville after one of the early families that settled the community. A post office was established in 1842 as Liberty and changed to Spring Garden in 1844. The Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad began rail service through the . . . — — Map (db m114959) HM
On County Road 29 at County Road 8, on the right when traveling north on County Road 29.
During the late 1920s and early 1930s the Spring Garden School "on the hill across the road" was a two-story wooden structure. Grades one through nine were taught in two rooms upstairs and two rooms downstairs. In 1936, a new brick building was . . . — — Map (db m202242) HM