Historical Marker

Historic Ground

WAGA-TV headquarters on Briarcliff Rd. south of Old Briarcliff Rd. in Atlanta · Atlanta · DeKalb

Georgia marker

Inscription

HISTORIC GROUND. This modern tv station, WAGA-TV stands in land lot 57 of the 18th District of the original Henry, now DeKalb County, near the south fork of Peachtree Creek, was erected in 1966. In July, 1864 the present Briarcliff Road was the route of the Federal Army of Gen. W.T. Sherman toward Atlanta.

Gen. O.O. Howard's 4th Corps crossed south fork at Durand's Mill and occupied an entrenched camp in this immediate vicinity July 20. On the 22nd, these troops with Gen. Schofield's 23rd Corps moved toward Atlanta on Briarcliff Rd. Text by Wilbur G. Kurtz

Location

AddressWAGA-TV headquarters on Briarcliff Rd. south of Old Briarcliff Rd. in Atlanta
CityAtlanta
CountyDeKalb
StateGeorgia
Coordinates33.771530, -84.226410

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