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Historical Markers in Vinings, Georgia

 
Clickable Map of Cobb County, Georgia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Cobb County, GA (243) Bartow County, GA (142) Cherokee County, GA (8) Douglas County, GA (3) Fulton County, GA (513) Paulding County, GA (43)  CobbCounty(243) Cobb County (243)  BartowCounty(142) Bartow County (142)  CherokeeCounty(8) Cherokee County (8)  DouglasCounty(3) Douglas County (3)  FultonCounty(513) Fulton County (513)  PauldingCounty(43) Paulding County (43)
Marietta is the county seat for Cobb County
Vinings is in Cobb County
      Cobb County (243)  
ADJACENT TO COBB COUNTY
      Bartow County (142)  
      Cherokee County (8)  
      Douglas County (3)  
      Fulton County (513)  
      Paulding County (43)  
 
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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
 
 
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