On South Main Street (Georgia Route 9) at Jones Alley, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
Alpharetta was formed in 1858 and soon after, a thriving business district was developed. Many of the businesses had two entrances, with one facing the Milton County Courthouse on Norcross Street, now South Main Street, and the other facing National . . . — — Map (db m57391) HM
On South Main Street (Georgia Route 9) near Jones Alley, on the right when traveling south.
South of Jones Alley buildings have housed many businesses including A.G. Carroll store, Shirley Brothers Mercantile c. 1910, Jones Merchandise c. 1914, Teasley Ford Motor dealership, Milton County Bank c. 1910, Q.A. Wills Merchandise, Louie E. . . . — — Map (db m57392) HM
On South Main Street (Georgia Route 9) at Milton Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
One South Main Street housed a general merchandise store operated by J.A. Oliver until 1920. Later it became Jones Grocery, Lively Grocery and Talmage Burgess Grocery. In the mid 1950s, Phillips Variety Store opened. Three South Main Street has . . . — — Map (db m57394) HM
On North Main Street (Georgia Route 9 at milepost 25) at Church Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
The Methodist Church was part of the Forsyth Circuit of the Cherokee District. Methodist camp meetings were held near this spot in the early 1830s, and there was a meeting house as early as 1834. On April 1, 1871, Isham Teasley, one of the original . . . — — Map (db m56732) HM
On North Main Street (Georgia Route 9) at Milton Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
The property was the original location of the Alpharetta Hotel built by Bob Webb in 1908.
The hotel was torn down in the 1970’s. It once housed a Boarding House for single school teachers which was operated by Lillian Teasley. It was the home . . . — — Map (db m60550) HM
On Cumming Street, 0 miles east of Manning Drive, on the left when traveling east.
This Queen Anne home was built by Mr. Benjamin Franklin Shirley using a Sears Roebuck house pattern. Features include a nine-room interior, a veranda, and exterior stairs leading to the second floor. Renovations have been made, but the original . . . — — Map (db m56866) HM
On Milton Avenue at Roswell Street, on the right when traveling east on Milton Avenue.
Dodd Hotel was owned by James Madison Dodd, a businessman and Milton County Constable. He was born in 1828 and died in 1895. Dodd operated a livery stable and barn on the north side of Dodd Hotel Street, now Milton Avenue. The hotel boarded cotton . . . — — Map (db m56138) HM
On Academy Street at Haynes Bridge Road, on the right when traveling west on Academy Street.
In 1903, a group of women who met weekly for prayer and Bible study began collecting offerings. From those collections, the women purchased a sixty by one hundred foot lot and began construction of the First Baptist Church. The project was completed . . . — — Map (db m56841) HM
On School Drive, 0 miles north of Milton Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Over one hundred members of Milton High School's Future Farmers of America built this rustic cabin. Teacher P. L. Elkins provided seed money and oversight for the project. The purpose of the project was to give the young men an opportunity to learn . . . — — Map (db m58911) HM
On Milton Avenue at School Drive, on the right when traveling west on Milton Avenue.
Over one hundred members of Milton High School's Future Farmers of America built this rustic cabin. Teacher P.L. Elkins provided seed money and oversight for the project. The purpose of the project was to give the young men an opportunity to learn . . . — — Map (db m58910) HM
On North Main Street (Georgia Route 9) at Academy Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
J.J. Webb’s two-story brick building housed many businesses including Shirley Brothers store, Milton County Bank, Buren Weatherford Grocery and Bates Grocery. In 1934, C.P. Brady and Sons purchased the building, where they operated a Chevrolet . . . — — Map (db m56402) HM
On Cumming Street, 0.1 miles east of North Main Street (Georgia Route 9), on the left when traveling east.
Colonel Tom Lewis, an Atlanta Attorney, built the five-bedroom Queen Anne-style house from bricks made in the pasture behind the house. There are rock foundations under each room. The inside walls are 12 inches thick, there are fireplaces in every . . . — — Map (db m56108) HM
On North Main Street (Georgia Route 9) at Milton Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
James H. and Thomas H. Manning operated Manning Mercantile store in a wooden building that burned in 1902. It was replaced by a one-story brick building, which later housed the U.S. Post Office, Bates Grocery, Cowart Shoe Shop, Cook Shoe Shop, and . . . — — Map (db m56405) HM
On Old Milton Parkway, 0.2 miles west of Roswell Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Mansell House was built by Robert Mansell of South Carolina for his wife, Maude Dorris. It is a Queen Anne-style clapboard farm house built from pine trees located on the site. It has heart pine floors, 12-foot ceilings, and a fireplace in each . . . — — Map (db m56231) HM
On North Main Street (Georgia Route 9) near Cumming Street, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
The campground was located to the immediate west of the intersection of North Main and Cumming Streets. The location included several springs and its proximity to westward routes made the area a suitable overnight camp location for travelers. With . . . — — Map (db m56239) HM
On Cumming Street, 0 miles east of North Main Street (Georgia Route 9), on the left when traveling east.
The house is a Queen Anne-style cottage and was built of brick and wood for $1,500. A six-room home with heart pine flooring, plate glass windows, a fireplace in every room and a large porch. The house survives as originally built and includes . . . — — Map (db m56104) HM
On South Main Street (Georgia Route 9) at Jones Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
This was the Courthouse of Milton County at the time it was merged with Fulton County Jan. 1, 1932. When the County was created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 18, 1857, it was named for Homer V. Milton, General in the War of 1812, though some claim . . . — — Map (db m21434) HM
On Milton Avenue at Old Roswell Street, on the right when traveling east on Milton Avenue.
Originally the three buildings faced the National Highway, now Old Roswell Road, which was the main road from Roswell to Dahlonega. A brick facade was added in the 1970s. In 1909, John A. Oliver constructed the two-story Oliver warehouse. The first . . . — — Map (db m56164) HM
On North Main Street (Georgia Route 9) at Milton Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
R.J. Webb built the two-story brick Webb Hotel, later known as the Alpharetta Hotel. The hotel lobby fronted Milton Avenue. Hotel residents included Milton County court attendees and school teachers. Businesses that faced Main Street included Norman . . . — — Map (db m56420) HM
On Roswell Street, 0 miles south of Old Roswell Street, on the right when traveling south.
The brick home was built for the family of Dr. Oliver P. Skelton, physician, postmaster and Ordinary of Milton County. His son-in-law John I. Teasley, a cotton planter, subsequently occupied it. This Greek Revival style house has four rooms, a . . . — — Map (db m56134) HM
On Mayfield Road, 0.1 miles east of Freemanville Road, on the right.
Farmers Bascom and Oma Spence purchased this 19th century farmhouse in 1918. Their families had lived in North Fulton and Forsyth Counties since the 1840s. The house sits on tree trunks cut on the property. Two wings were later added and the most . . . — — Map (db m109126) HM
On Milton Avenue at Old Canton Street, on the right when traveling west on Milton Avenue.
James Madison Dodd sold the property, which had been used for a livery stable, to R.J. & J.J. Webb. The Webbs built the first section of the building, called the Webb Guano House. The original structure was of concrete blocks, heavy beams and thick . . . — — Map (db m56116) HM
On 16th Street Northeast east of Peachtree Street Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
61 16th Street has been
placed on the
National
Register of
Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1924 — — Map (db m197657) HM
On Westview Drive SW, 0.1 miles east of Welborn Street SW, on the right when traveling east.
Social activist Lugenia Burns Hope was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Following her father’s death, her family moved to Chicago, Illinois, where she became involved in social work. In 1897, she married Dr. John Hope and the couple moved to Atlanta, . . . — — Map (db m235239) HM
On John Wesley Dobbs Avenue at Courtland Street NE, on the right when traveling west on John Wesley Dobbs Avenue.
The National Medical Association (NMA) was founded in 1895 when African-American physicians met at Atlanta's Cotton States and International Exposition. Formally established here at First Congregational Church, the NMA served as a professional . . . — — Map (db m238138) HM
On James P. Brawley Drive SW, 0.1 miles south of Parsons Street SW, on the left when traveling west.
In the spring of 1960, students from Atlanta University, the Interdenominational Theological Center, Clark, Morehouse, Morris Brown, and Spelman colleges formed the Atlanta Student Movement and joined thousands of other students throughout the South . . . — — Map (db m234845) HM
On Metropolitan Parkway SW (U.S. 41) at Gillette Avenue SW, on the right when traveling south on Metropolitan Parkway SW.
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
March 2, 1989 — — Map (db m187127) HM
Near Adams Park Golf Course, 1.2 miles Campbellton Road.
This line of works in Adams Park is one of the few remaining sections of the exterior portion of Atlanta's defenses designed as a barrier to Federal attempts to cut the two railroads that enter the city from the S.W. Built about August 1 it joined . . . — — Map (db m18820) HM
On Peachtree Circle NE north of Lafayette Drive NE, on the right when traveling north.
has been placed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Est. 1904 • Listed 1979 — — Map (db m187679) HM
On Piedmont Road at Westminister Drive N.E., on the right when traveling north on Piedmont Road.
The outer Atlanta defense line crossed Clear Cr. a short distance S.W. of Walker’s (or Jones’) Mill (just below the present R.R. bridge).
July 20, 1864. The right of Bate’s division (rt. of Hardee’s corps) (CSA) rested on Clear Creek. From this . . . — — Map (db m17293) HM
On 15th Street just west of Piedmont Road, on the left when traveling east.
Joseph Habersham Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was organized February 12, 1900 at the Executive Mansion. Mrs. William Lawson Peel, first Regent and Mrs. Allen D. Candler, wife of the governor, were among the five . . . — — Map (db m30510) HM
On Ardmore Road, 0.1 miles south of Collier Road, on the right when traveling south.
Four regiments ~ 33d & 85th Ind., 19th Mich. & 22d Wis. ~ Col. John Coburn’s brigade, Ward’s 3d div., 20th A.C., were posted in this sector ~ the 22d Wis. on the ridge as skirmishers, the other three in the ravine N. of the road. The left of . . . — — Map (db m16382) HM
On Ardmore Road, 0.1 miles south of Collier Road, on the right when traveling south.
Gen. W.S. Featherston’s Mississippi brigade of Loring’s div., Stewart’s A.C., [CS] together with Scott’s brigade (on his left), advanced from trenches at & near Loring’s Hill, .9 miles S.W. Traversing a broken area of tangled forest, the brigade . . . — — Map (db m16380) HM
On 28th Street NW at Wycliff Road NW, on the left when traveling east on 28th Street NW.
A section of the old Montgomery Ferry Road ran N.W. from Geo. W. Collier’s house (Land Lot 104) & crossed Peachtree Road (below Palisades). This point, on the old rd. is S.W. of the site of the war-time house of Andrew J. Collier which stood until . . . — — Map (db m16517) HM
On Collier Road at Ardmore Road, on the right when traveling east on Collier Road.
Brig. Gen. W. S. Featherston ~ Loring’s div. It consisted of the 40th, 31st, 22d, 3d & 33d regts., (deployment sequence W. to E.) Stigler’s sharpshooters in skirmish line. Brigade was on extreme rt. of Stewart’s A.C., joining Hardee’s A.C. which . . . — — Map (db m29381) HM
On Ardmore Road, 0.1 miles south of Collier Road, on the right when traveling south.
Col. James Wood's brigade, Ward’s div., [US] was the left of the 20th A.C. line. It was posted in the ravine N. of Collier Rd. where its left joined Kimball’s brigade. Newton’s div. 4th A.C. Featherston’s [CS] attack was delayed by skirmishers . . . — — Map (db m16381) HM
On West Paces Ferry Road at Arden Road, on the right when traveling east on West Paces Ferry Road.
July 18, 1864. Hooker’s Federal 20th Corps, occupied this sector between Howard’s 4th at Buckhead, on the left, & Palmer’s 14th, on the right, at Howell Mill Road. Williams’ & Geary’s divs. of the 20th, camped in this vicinity that night, while . . . — — Map (db m22889) HM
On Briaicliff Road (U.S. 23) at St. Augustine Place, on the right when traveling north on Briaicliff Road.
The old Williams Mill Rd. crossed the Fulton-DeKalb Co. line here; it was identical with Briarcliff to this point where it continued S.W., crossing Highland at North Avenue.
July 20, 1864. The Fed. 23d A.C., having camped on the Paden . . . — — Map (db m28959) HM
On Atlanta Student Movement Boulevard at Chestnut Street NW, on the right when traveling west on Atlanta Student Movement Boulevard.
In March of 1960, students of the six colleges comprising the Atlanta
University Center, having decided to challenge the scourge of
segregation in public and private facilities of Atlanta, presented a
manifesto entitled “An Appeal for Human . . . — — Map (db m185984) HM
On Atlanta Student Movement Boulevard at Chestnut Street NW, on the right when traveling west on Atlanta Student Movement Boulevard.
In February 1960, here at the site of Yates and Milton Drugstore, three students
from Morehouse College - Lonnie King, Joseph Pierce, and Julian Bond-- began to
rally students from Atlanta's other historically black institutions-- . . . — — Map (db m185906) HM
On Atlanta Student Movement Boulevard at Chestnut Street NW, on the right when traveling west on Atlanta Student Movement Boulevard.
On this site stood Yates and Milton Drug Store, the first African American Business of its kind in Atlanta.
It was here that the Atlanta Student Movement
was planned on February 4, 1960.
Clark College Class of 1961
Dedicated during . . . — — Map (db m185924) HM
On Atlanta Student Movement Boulevard at Chestnut Street NW, on the right when traveling west on Atlanta Student Movement Boulevard.
In early February 1960, Morehouse College students Lonnie King,
Julian Bond, Joseph Pierce and other students met here at the site
of the former Yates & Milton Drug Store-an informal gathering place
for students of the Atlanta University Center. . . . — — Map (db m185926) HM
On Cascade Road (Georgia Route 154) at Woodland Terrace, on the right when traveling west on Cascade Road.
Federal siege operations not only involved the encircling line of Atlanta's defenses, but threatened the 2 railroads S.W. of the city. Pursuant thereto, Federal forces after the Battle of Ezra Church were shifted S., only to be confronted by a line . . . — — Map (db m71443) HM
On Cascade Road (Georgia Route 154) at Woodland Terrace, on the right when traveling west on Cascade Road.
Aug 6, 1864. The ridge just S. (densely wooded at the time) was fortified & held by Gen. W. B. Bate's div., Hardee's A.C. (CSA). It extended west from the Atlanta to East Point works, & blocked further Federal moves toward the railroads. To . . . — — Map (db m8839) HM
On Howell Mill Road at Bishop Street, on the right when traveling north on Howell Mill Road. Reported missing.
Site of the Ira R. Foster house which was occupied as headquarters by Gen. A. P. Stewart, [CS] during military operations N. of Atlanta, July 16-21, 1864. From here were issued the orders directing his troops in the Battle of Peachtree Creek, July . . . — — Map (db m50625) HM
On Barnett Drive, 0.1 miles west of Bolton Road NW, on the right when traveling west.
July 5-9, 1864. Johnston Army of Tenn. [CS] held a fortified line N. of the Chattahoochee from Nickajack Cr. to one mile above Peachtree Cr.
Federal crossings several miles upriver July 8, making the line untenable, Johnston crossed his . . . — — Map (db m21506) HM
On Marietta Boulevard NW, 0.2 miles south of Bolton Road NW, on the right when traveling south.
On the rise above this marker is the family cemetery of Major J. M. C Montgomery (1770-1842) probably the first white man to settle permanently in what is now Fulton County. A soldier in the War of 1812, Montgomery served under Lt. George R. Gilmer . . . — — Map (db m21516) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (Georgia Route 139) at Distribution Drive, on the left when traveling west on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
One mile north where Sandy Creek flows into the Chattahoochee River, was the house of John B. Nelson, owner of Nelson´s Ferry in the 1820´s. His son, Allison Nelson was born there March, 1822. After service in the Mexican War, he was a . . . — — Map (db m14159) HM
On Roswell Road (U.S. 19) at Sardis Way, on the right when traveling north on Roswell Road.
Local lore has recorded that in 1838 a hunter hung a deer’s head at about this location in front of Irby’s Tavern. The Henry Irby family owned 803 surrounding acres and the area was designated Irbyville on maps at that time. People started . . . — — Map (db m53409) HM
On Walthall Drive, 0 miles south of Colland Drive NW, on the left when traveling south.
July 20, 1864. To this high ground, 500 yds. in front of Geary’s div. (20th A.C.) [US] on Collier Rd., the 33d N.J. regt., Jones’ brigade, was sent to establish & support a battery position. The regiment had scarcely reached this hill when, in a . . . — — Map (db m16407) HM
On East Paces Ferry Road at Grandview Avenue NE, on the right when traveling west on East Paces Ferry Road.
July 18, 1864. Left Wing, Army of the Cumberland [US], having moved from Power’s Fy., cast up a line of intrenchments covering roads leading E., S., & W. Contact was made with the 20th A. C. to the right (on W. Pace’s Fy. Rd.) & to the left with . . . — — Map (db m22297) HM
On Moores Mill Road, 5 miles west of Margaret Mitchell Drive, on the right when traveling west.
July 19, 1864. Morgan’s brigade (Davis’ div.), 14th A.C., was posted on the rt. of Dilworth’s brigade to support his crossing of Peachtree Creek at junction with Green Bone Cr. Morgan faced destructive fire from Confederate forces on the high bluff . . . — — Map (db m35687) HM
On Collier Road NW north of Redland Road NW, on the left when traveling north.
At 4:30 p.m. on July 20, 1864, 2,700 Confederate soldiers in two brigades of Major General William W Loring's division attacked the Federal '20th Corps, aligned north of Collier Road. "The enemy was in plain view about 700 yards distant occupying . . . — — Map (db m142521) HM
On Palisades Road, 0 miles east of Peachtree Road NE (U.S. 19), in the median.
Lt. Gen. John B. Hood, on taking command of the Army of Tennessee [CS], July 18, 1864, began aggressive action against the Federal approach to Atlanta from
upper Chattahoochee crossings. July 20. Hood’s 1st move was to attack Thomas’ Army of the . . . — — Map (db m14415) HM
On West Brookhaven Drive NE at Capital City Lane NE, on the left when traveling east on West Brookhaven Drive NE. Reported missing.
Historic Brookhaven is the first planned golf club community in Georgia, having been built around the Capital City Country Club between 1910 and 1940. — — Map (db m14357) HM
On East Club Lane NE at Lakehaven Drive NE, on the left when traveling west on East Club Lane NE. Reported missing.
Historic Brookhaven is the first planned golf club community in Georgia, having been built around the Capital City Country Club between 1910 and 1940. — — Map (db m14358) HM
Near West Paces Ferry Road NW west of Slaton Drive NW, on the left when traveling west.
The Union Army used this cannon during the American Civil War, which was fought between 1861 and 1865. Called a siege cannon, it was too big and heavy to be used in most battles. Instead, it was used during sieges, which were lengthy assaults . . . — — Map (db m88227) HM
On Fairhaven Circle NE at Peachtree Road (U.S. 19), on the right when traveling east on Fairhaven Circle NE.
One mile south from this point, near the current corner of Wycliff Road and 28th Street, a gallant Confederate soldier known to his men as the “Rock” was mortally wounded by an artillery round while leading an assault against entrenched . . . — — Map (db m142547) HM
On Collier Road NW at Redland Road NW, on the right when traveling west on Collier Road NW.
150 ft. down stream, on the right bank of Tanyard Branch, stood an ante-bellum grist mill built & operated by Andrew J. Collier, pioneer resident of this area. (1827-1887). A notable landmark at the time of the Battle of Peachtree Creek - July 20, . . . — — Map (db m16497) HM
On Bohler Road at DeFoors Ferry Road, on the left when traveling north on Bohler Road.
July 19, 1864. The 1st crossing of Peachtree Cr., by Federal 14th A.C. troops, was at the junction of Green Bone Cr., 3/4 mi. N. of here. Two regts. of Dilworth’s brigades (Davis' div.), crossing on a log, were at once assailed by skirmishers of . . . — — Map (db m21496) HM
On Howell Mill Road, 0.1 miles south of Peachtree Battle Road, on the left when traveling south.
Opposition by Confederate forces to Federal crossings of Peachtree Cr., were more formidable westward than eastward, because of high, wooded ridges on the south bank. Two days of severe conflict were required by the 14th Corps [US] to effect . . . — — Map (db m37030) HM
On Paces Ferry Road NW at Mount Paran Road NW, on the right when traveling west on Paces Ferry Road NW.
The rt. wing of the Army of the Cumberland, 14th and 20th A.C., was also the rt. of Sherman´s forces moving on Atlanta from N. & E. The 14th and 20th, having crossed the river at Pace´s Fy., July 27, 1864, moved E. to this intersection with Mt. . . . — — Map (db m14347) HM
On Paces Ferry Road NW at Paces Place NW, on the right when traveling west on Paces Ferry Road NW.
July 18, 1864. The 14th A.C., which was posted on extreme rt. of the Cumberland Army, left camp at Mt. Paran Rd., crossed Nancy´s Creek & moved S. on Howell Mill Rd. to Peachtree Cr. Mitchell´s brigade of Davis´ div. covered the Ridgewood Rd. area . . . — — Map (db m14348) HM
On Davis Circle, 0 miles west of Defoor Avenue NW, on the right when traveling east.
July 20. 1864. The right of Gen. S. F. French’s div. of Stewart’s A. C. [CS] rested on DeFoor's Fy. Rd. -- the left, being at Casey’s Hill 1.5 miles W., during the Battle of Peachtree Creek.
While Walthall’s & Loring’s divs. attacked the Federal . . . — — Map (db m21504) HM
On Collier Road, 0.1 miles east of Redland Road NW, on the right when traveling west.
The 129th, 105th Ill. & 70th Ind., the left of Harrison’s brigade, together with the rest of Ward’s div., 20th A.C. [US] were posted in the low ground 350 yds. N., having just crossed Peachtree Creek. No immediate attack was expected. Scott’s [CS] . . . — — Map (db m29426) HM
On Peachtree Battle Avenue at Arden Road, on the right when traveling east on Peachtree Battle Avenue.
July 19, 1864. Geary’s Div. 20th A.C. [US] camped the previous night on Paces Fy. Rd. (at Arden). Moving S.W. on the ridge E. of Green Bone Cr., by a road more or less identical with Arden, Geary’s intonation was to cross Peachtree Cr. at Howell’s . . . — — Map (db m23207) HM
On Collier Road at Walthall Drive, on the right when traveling east on Collier Road.
July 20, 1864. Gen. J. W. Geary’s 2d div., 20th A.C. [US] occupied this ridge which was some 300 yds. in advance of Williams’ 1st div. on his rt., & Ward’s 3d, on his left -- all facing southward.
His three brigades: Candy’s, Jones’ & . . . — — Map (db m41096) HM
On Northside Drive (U.S. 41) at Collier Road, on the right when traveling south on Northside Drive.
July 20, 1864. Geary’s 20th A.C. div. [US] was massed on this ridge (Candy’s, Ireland’s & Jones’ brigades) in parallel lines on old Collier Rd., its front 400 yds. Eastward. A reconnoissance in force, there was no deployment & being several hundred . . . — — Map (db m41955) HM
On Wesley Drive NW at Northside Drive NW (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling west on Wesley Drive NW.
July 19, 1864. Covered by the fire of Geary’s 12 guns [US] on the ridge N. of the cr., together with the musketry of a heavy skirmish line, the division pioneers hastily built a foot bridge with timbers previously prepared. Ireland’s Brigade . . . — — Map (db m16516) HM
On Slaton Drive, NW near West Paces Drive, on the right when traveling south.
John Marshall Slaton was born in Meriwether County and graduated from the University of Georgia before practicing law in Atlanta. Slaton served in both houses of the Georgia legislature and two terms as governor (1911-12 and 1913-15). While in . . . — — Map (db m99371) HM
On Peachtree Battle Avenue, 0.1 miles east of Bohler Road NW, on the left when traveling east. Reported missing.
A small tributary of Peachtree Creek, which rises near Pace’s Ferry Road & drains the valley between Arden, Dover, Howell Mill rds. & Moore’s Mill Road; a landmark of military operations in the Summer of 1864. July 19. Federal 14th A.C. troops . . . — — Map (db m50501) HM
On Brighton Road at Peachtree Road NE (U.S. 19), in the median on Brighton Road.
Troops of Gen. W.J. Hardee’s A.C. [CS] were posted in this sector, July 18, 1864, to guard the creek crossings when it was learned that Federal forces were moving toward Atlanta from Pace’s & Power’s Fys., Chattahoochee River. Wheeler’s Cav. . . . — — Map (db m16426) HM
On Palisades Road NE, 0 miles Peachtree Road NE (U.S. 19), in the median.
July 20, 1864. At 3:30 P.M., 3 divisions of Hardee’s A.C., [CS] Bate’s, Walker’s, & Maney’s, moved to the attack of Newton’s 4th A.C. div. [US] posted on the ridge 200 yards north of Collier Road. Bate, on the right of the corps, was just west of . . . — — Map (db m16506) HM
On Collier Road at Redland Road NW, on the right when traveling west on Collier Road.
The 5 regts. of Col. Benjamin Harrison’s brigade of Ward’s div. (20th A.C.) [US] were N. of this ridge when the Confederate attack in this sector was made. The brigade was moved forward in support of Geary’s line & deployed astride Tanyard Branch . . . — — Map (db m16498) HM
On Howell Mill Road, 0.1 miles south of Peachtree Battle Road, on the left when traveling south.
A notable ante-bellum land-mark established 1852, by Judge Clark Howell (1811-1882). Two buildings -- grist and sash-sawmills -- which stood on the N. bank, and in the bend of, Peachtree Cr. 1000 ft. west of the present bridge. The old road crossed . . . — — Map (db m23271) HM
On Peachtree Hills Avenue NE, 0.1 miles east of Virginia Place NE, on the left when traveling east.
July 20, 1864. In Federal advances on Atlanta from the N.E., a gap was left between the 23d A.C. (on Briarcliff Rd.) and Newton’s Div., 4th A.C. on Peachtree Rd. S. of the creek. Two 4th A.C. divisions were shifted E. to occupy the gap. When both . . . — — Map (db m23247) HM
On Howell Mill Road NW, 0 miles north of Collier Road NW, on the right when traveling south.
Commanding Artillery Battalion attached to Alexander P. Stewart’s Corps [CS] - killed in action while supervising placement of two sections of Selden’s Ala. Battery, Lt. Chas. W. Lovelace, commanding, near the Embry House, July 20th, 1864, during . . . — — Map (db m16505) HM
On Moores Mill Road, 5 miles west of Margaret Mitchell Drive, on the right when traveling west.
300 yds. downstream stood the structures of Moore’s Mill ~ a sash-sawmill &, lower down, a gristmill connected by a flume with the dam which impounded the waters of Peachtree and Woodall creeks: the ford was below the dam.
Thomas Moore . . . — — Map (db m35689) HM
On Brighton Road, 0 miles Peachtree Road (U.S. 19), in the median.
July 20, 1864. Gen. John Newton’s div., Howard’s 4th A.C., marching S. from Buckhead, relieved T. J. Wood’s div., this side of Peachtree Cr., & moved to this ridge where two brigades were deployed: Kimball’s W. of, & Blake’s E. of, Peachtree Rd. -- . . . — — Map (db m29417) HM
On Northside Drive (U.S. 41) at Collier Road, on the right when traveling south on Northside Drive.
O’Neal’s (formerly Cantey’s) brigade, Walthall’s div. [CS] began its assault abreast & on the rt. of Reynolds’. It struck the rt. of Geary’s 20th A.C. div. [US] posted on Collier Rd., forcing Geary to refuse Candy’s brigade (in part) together with . . . — — Map (db m41956) HM
On Northside Drive (U.S. 41) at Overbrook Drive, on the right when traveling north on Northside Drive.
July 20, 1864. Not until O’Neal’s Alabama & Mississippi troops [CS] plunged down the wooded slope from Collier Rd., did the formation of Geary’s [US] refused line & the re-entrant angle created thereby, become apparent to them.
Geary’s right . . . — — Map (db m29414) HM
On Piedmont Road NE (Georgia Route 237) at East Paces Ferry Road NE, on the right when traveling north on Piedmont Road NE. Reported missing.
In 1864 the Old Cheshire Bridge Rd., leading E. from Buckhead generally on the trace of the present E. Pace’s Fy. Rd., crossed this area & ran S.E. to N. Fork Peachtree Cr. & beyond.
Howard’s 4th A.C. [US], marching from Power’s Ferry, . . . — — Map (db m53481) HM
On Howell Mill Road, 0 miles north of Interstate 75, on the right when traveling north.
In 1864, Mt. Zion Baptist Church stood on the site of the North Side Park Baptist Church.
July 20. The skirmish line of Walthall’s div., Stewart’s A.C., [CS] was astride Howell Mill Rd., just N. of the church. When Reynolds’ & O’Neal’s . . . — — Map (db m29827) HM
On Collier Road NW at Walthall Drive NW, on the right when traveling east on Collier Road NW.
In 1864, Collier Rd. topped the ridge N. Descending the slope E. it crossed the branch below the dam at Collier’s Mill. Geary’s left – Candy’s brigade & Aleshire’s batteries [US] - were aligned along the old road facing south. The 33d N.J. . . . — — Map (db m16532) HM
On Howell Mill Road at White Street, on the right when traveling north on Howell Mill Road.
News of Federal crossings of the Chattahoochee July 17, 1864 prompted the building of a defense line N & E of Atlanta, by the forces of Gen. Hood, C.S.A., who assumed command July 18. The E.-W. line crossed Howell Mill Rd. here. Gen. A.P. Stewart’s . . . — — Map (db m17767) HM
On Fairhaven Circle NE at Peachtree Road (U.S. 19), on the right when traveling east on Fairhaven Circle NE.
The new commander of the Army of Tennessee, Confederate General John B. Hood, hoped to destroy one of Union General William T. Sherman's three armies as it crossed Peach Tree Creek. Hood's target was Major General George Thomas's Army of the . . . — — Map (db m142534) HM
On Howell Mill Road, 0.7 miles Peachtree Battle Road, on the left when traveling south.
Federal 14th A.C. advancing from Pace’s Fy. (largely on Howell Mill Rd.) were stubbornly resisted by Wheeler’s vastly outnumbered cavalry. Reynold’s Arkansans, Walthall’s div. Stewart’s A.C., were posted N. of the creek, July 14, to support . . . — — Map (db m23270) HM
On Springlake Drive NW at Collier Road NW, on the right when traveling north on Springlake Drive NW.
July 20, 1864. Four regiments of Reynolds’ Arkansas brigade, Walthall’s div., Stewart’s A.C., [CS] having deployed abreast at old Mt. Zion Ch., moved in a right oblique across Howell Mill & Collier rds. into the wooded ravine. The assault fell upon . . . — — Map (db m16515) HM
On Howell Mill Road at Glenbrook Drive NW, on the right when traveling north on Howell Mill Road.
July 20, 1864. In the Battle of Peachtree Cr. the right of the Federal 20th A.C. (Ruger’s brigade, Williams’ div.) rested on Howell Mill Rd. in this vicinity. The line was prolonged W. to the Chattahoochee River by the 14th A.C., R. W. Johnson’s 1st . . . — — Map (db m23210) HM
On Powers Ferry Road NW, 0.1 miles north of Roswell Road, on the right when traveling north.
Sardis Methodist Church is built on land taken from the Indians by Sy Donaldson and given to the church before this section of the State had been surveyed -- when land was platted by beeswax string, and there were no deeds. Believed to date from . . . — — Map (db m23340) HM
On Collier Road NW at Redland Road NW, on the right when traveling east on Collier Road NW.
On the high hill 500 yds. S. of Collier Rd. the left of Scott’s brigade (27th, 35th &49th Ala., & 12th La.) Loring’s div. [CS] dislodged Geary’s outpost, [US] the 33d N.J. regt. & captured its flag.
Pressing forward, the left of Scott’s line . . . — — Map (db m29288) HM
On Buford Highway (U.S. 23) at Shady Valley Drive, on the right when traveling east on Buford Highway.
The original Cheshire Bridge Road, crossing N. Fork Peachtree Cr. at this point, was the route taken by two divisions of Howard’s 4th A. C. moving to occupy a gap in the Federal line between Peachtree Rd. and Schofield's 23rd A. C. posted S. of . . . — — Map (db m28934) HM
On Andrews Drive NW, 0.1 miles south of West Paces Ferry Road, on the left when traveling south.
Swan House was completed in 1928 for Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hamilton Inman, heirs to a cotton-brokerage fortune. Named for the swan motif found throughout the interior, the house was designed by architect Philip Trammell Shutze (1890–1982), of . . . — — Map (db m108769) HM
Near Slaton Drive Northwest, 0.1 miles south of West Paces Ferry Road Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
Completed in 1928, Swan House was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Inman, heirs to a post-Civil War cotton brokerage fortune. The Inmans hired Hentz, Reid and Adler to design the house; Philip Trammell Shutze served as principal architect. Shutze . . . — — Map (db m197649) HM
Near Collier Road NW at Walthall Drive NW, on the left when traveling west.
The battle of Peachtree Creek was the first of three desperate Confederate attacks on the armies commanded by Maj. General Wm. T. Sherman which were closing in on Atlanta. Although heavy skirmishing occurred between the Federal right and the . . . — — Map (db m87187) HM
Near Collier Rd NW at Walthall Drive NW, on the left when traveling west.
On July 20th, Hood ordered the attack to begin at 1:00 P.M. Hardee and Stewart were to advance, drive the enemy back to the creek, and then west into the angle formed by the creek and the river; but events east of Atlanta caused the line to be . . . — — Map (db m87191) HM
Near Collier Rd NW at Walthall Drive NW, on the left when traveling west.
On the right, Harrison placed two regiments across Tanyard Branch, to connect with Candy´s left, and three on the slight rise east of it. Scott´s brigade advanced across the thickly wooded hills between Northside and Whitehall drives, routing the . . . — — Map (db m87192) HM
Near Collier Rd NW at Walthall Drive NW, on the left when traveling west.
After noon on July 9th, Schofield´s Army of the Ohio (23rd Corps) had forced Johnston to cross the Chattahoochee River that night by a surprise crossing up river at Soap Creek. On the 12th, Howard´s 4th Corps of Thomas´ Army of the Cumberland . . . — — Map (db m87189) HM
Near Collier Rd NW at Walthall Drive NW, on the left when traveling west.
The Federal Advance, Cont.
It finally reached the golf course area and deployed with Wood´s brigade on the left, Coburn´s in the center and Harrison´s on the right. Earlier, Newton´s division of Howard´s corps had crossed the creek and . . . — — Map (db m87190) HM
Near Collier Rd NW at Walthall Drive NW, on the left when traveling west.
The Federal Forces Engaged
(Sherman’s right wing)
The Army of the Cumberland Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas
Fourth Corps*
2nd Division Brig. Gen. John Newton
(Kimball’s, Blake’s and Bradley’s brigades)
Fourteenth Corps**
1st Division . . . — — Map (db m87188) HM
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