Fulton

204 historical markers in Georgia

"The Storyteller"

Atlanta, GA

The Storyteller" Frank Fleming, Sculptor.

20th A.C.; Pace's Fy. Rd.

Atlanta, GA

20TH A.C.; PACE'S FY.

23D A.C. to Decatur

Sandy Springs, GA

23D A.C. TO DECATUR.

33D New Jersey State Flag

Atlanta, GA

33D N.J. STATE FLAG.

4TH & 23D A.C. Advance

Sandy Springs, GA

4TH & 23D A.C. ADVANCE.

4th A.C. at Buckhead

Atlanta, GA

4TH A.C. AT BUCKHEAD.

Alpharetta Business District

Alpharetta, GA

ALPHARETTA BUSINESS DISTRICT.

Alpharetta First United Methodist Church

Alpharetta, GA

ALPHARETTA FIRST UNITED METHODICT CHURCH circa 1834.

Atlanta Woman's Club

Atlanta, GA

ATLANTA WOMAN'S CLUB.

Atlanta's Outer Line

ATLANTA'S OUTER LINE.

Attack from the West

Atlanta, GA

ATTACK FROM THE WEST.

Augustus Hurt House

Atlanta, GA

AUGUSTUS HURT HOUSE.

Augustus Hurt Plantation

Atlanta, GA

AUGUSTUS HURT PLANTATION.

B.F. Shirley Home

Alpharetta, GA

B. F. SHIRLEY HOME circa 1910.

Baker's Brigade

Atlanta, GA

BAKER'S BRIGADE. July 22, 1864.

Baltimore Block

Atlanta, GA

BALTIMORE BLOCK. Baltimore Block was built in 1885 by Jacob J. Rosenthal.

Barrington Hall

Roswell, GA

BARRINGTON HALL. Barrington King, co-founder of Roswell with his father, Roswell King, for whom the town is named, selected this spot for...

Bate's Division

Atlanta, GA

BATE'S DIVISION. The outer Atlanta defense line crossed Clear Cr.

Battle at Moore's Mill

Atlanta, GA

BATTLE AT MOORE'S MILL.

Battle of Ezra Ch. Gen. J.C. Brown's Div.

Atlanta, GA

BATTLE OF EZRA CH. GEN. J. C. BROWN'S DIV. July 28, 1864.

Battle of Ezra Ch. Gen. S. D. Lee's Corps

Atlanta, GA

BATTLE OF EZRA CH. GEN S.D. LEE'S CORPS.

Battle of Ezra Church Gen. Stewart Wounded

Atlanta, GA

BATTLE OF EZRA CHURCH GEN STEWART WOUNDED.

Battle of Ezra Church Right of 15th Corps

Atlanta, GA

BATTLE OF EZRA CHURCH RIGHT OF 15 CORPS [USA].

Battle of Utoy Creek

Atlanta, GA

BATTLE OF UTOY CREEK.

Battlefield of Peachtree Creek

Atlanta, GA

BATTLEFIELD OF PEACHTREE CREEK.

Benton's & Coltart's Brigades

Atlanta, GA

BENTON'S & COLTART'S BRIGADES.

Bethsaida Baptist Church and Cemetery

Atlanta, GA

BETHSAIDA BAPTIST CHURCH AND CEMETERY.

Between the Peachtree Cr. Forks

BETWEEN THE PEACHTREE CR.

Birthplace of Allison Nelson

BIRTHPLACE OF ALLISON NELSON.

Birthplace of Coca-Cola

Atlanta, GA

Birthplace of Coca-Cola.

Blue Star Memorial Highway historical marker (Fulton County)

Buckhead, GA

BLUE STAR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.

Brookhaven Historic District

Atlanta, GA

BROOKHAVEN HISTORIC DISTRICT.

Brookhaven Historic District

Atlanta, GA

BROOKHAVEN HISTORIC DISTRICT.

Brown's and Clayton's Divs.

Atlanta, GA

BROWN'S & CLAYTON'S DIVS.

Building Together for Youth

Atlanta, GA

BUILDING TOGETHER FOR YOUTH.

Bulloch Hall

Roswell, GA

BULLOCH HALL. Built in the early 1840's by Major James Stephen Bulloch.

Burial Ground of Congregation Ahavath Achim

Atlanta, GA

BURIAL GROUND OF CONGREGATION AHAVATH ACHIM.

Casey's Hill

Atlanta, GA

CASEY'S HILL. A notable eminence between Peachtree & Proctor's creeks near the Chattahoochee River & named for John A. Casey (1820 -...

Cheatham's Salient

Atlanta, GA

CHEATHAM'S SALIENT. At this point, Atlanta's outer defense line, beginning at Casey's Hill 5.75 mi. W., turned S. & parallel to Highland...

Clayton's Div., Lee's A.C.

Atlanta, GA

CLAYTON'S DIV., LEE'S A.C. July 28, 1864.

Coburn's Brigade

Atlanta, GA

COBURN'S BRIGADE. Four regiments - 33d & 85th Ind.

Collier's Mill

Atlanta, GA

COLLIER'S MILL 150 ft. down stream, on the right bank of Tanyard Branch, stood an ante-bellum grist mill built & operated by Andrew J....

Confederate Army of Tennessee

Palmetto, GA

CONFEDERATE ARMY OF TENNESSEE.

Confederate Battery Position

Sandy Springs, GA

CONFEDERATE BATTERY POSITION.

Confederate Intrenchments: 1864

Atlanta, GA

CONFEDERATE INTRENCHMENTS: 1864.

Davis' Hill

Atlanta, GA

DAVIS' HILL. The hill N. of the Chapel Rd. intersection was thus named after occupation & intrenching by Gen. J.C. Davis' 2d Div., 14th...

Delta Air Lines

Atlanta, GA

Delta Air Lines. Delta Air Lines began in 1924 as a crop dusting company, based first in Macon, Georgia, and then Monroe, Louisiana.

Disputed Passage

Atlanta, GA

DISPUTED PASSAGE. July 19, 1864.

East Point

East Point, GA

EAST POINT. East Point owes its origins to an 1847 Act incorporating the Atlanta & LaGrange RR (now Atlanta & West Point).

Enroute to Jonesboro

ENROUTE TO JONESBORO.

Featherston's Brigade

Atlanta, GA

FEATHERSTON'S BRIGADE.

Federal Crossings

Atlanta, GA

FEDERAL CROSSINGS. Opposition by Confederate forces to Federal crossings of Peachtree Cr.

Federal Right Wing

Atlanta, GA

FEDERAL RIGHT WING. The rt.

Federal Right Wing to Peachtree Creek

Atlanta, GA

FEDERAL RIGHT WING TO PEACHTREE CREEK.

Federal Signal Station

Atlanta, GA

FEDERAL SIGNAL STATION.

Fire Station No. 16

Atlanta, GA

FIRE STATION NO. 16 Erected 1963 (Side 1).

First Baptist Church of Alpharetta

Alpharetta, GA

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ALPHARETTA circa 1905.

Fort Mc Pherson

FORT MCPHERSON. Named for Maj. Gen. James Birdseye McPherson, U. S. Vol., the Union Commander of the Army of Tenn.

Fort Peach Tree

FORT PEACH TREE. With Creek Indians as British allies & Cherokees loyal to U. S., in War of 1812, it was expedient to locate a fort at...

Fort Walker

Atlanta, GA

FORT WALKER. Southeastern salient of Atlanta's inner line of fortifications erected during the Summer & Fall of 1863.

Founders' Cemetery

Roswell, GA

FOUNDERS' CEMETERY. This cemetery, the first in Roswell, was the burying ground of the village from 1840 to 1860.

Francis Robert Goulding

Roswell, GA

FRANCIS ROBERT GOULDING.

Fred Funderburk

Roswell, GA

FRED FUNDERBURK January 20, 1911 - December 25, 1993 As long as there are flowers on Canton Street, Fred will always be here.

French's Division Hood's Left Flank

Atlanta, GA

FRENCH'S DIVISION HOOD'S LEFT FLANK.

French's Line

Atlanta, GA

FRENCH'S LINE. July 9, 1864.

Gap in Federal Line

Atlanta, GA

GAP IN FEDERAL LINE.

Garrard's Cav. & Newton's Division

Roswell, GA

GARRARD'S CAV. & NEWTON'S DIVISION.

Geary's Division

Atlanta, GA

GEARY'S DIVISION. July 20, 1864.

Geary's Refused Line

Atlanta, GA

GEARY'S REFUSED LINE.

Geary's Three Bridges

Atlanta, GA

GEARY'S THREE BRIDGES.

Gen. Cleburne's H'dq'rs

Atlanta, GA

GEN. CLEBURNE'S H'DQ'RS.

Gen. J.D. Cox's Div. to Old Cross Keys

Sandy Springs, GA

GEN. J.D. COX'S DIV. TO OLD CROSS KEYS.

Georgia Railroad Depot

Atlanta, GA

GEORGIA RAILROAD DEPOT.

Gov. John M. Slaton

Atlanta, GA

Gov. John M. Slaton (1866-1955).

Grant Park

Atlanta, GA

GRANT PARK. Named for Col. Lemuel P. Grant (1817-1893), pioneer railroad builder and public-spirited citizen of Atlanta, who donated to...

Habersham Memorial Hall

Atlanta, GA

HABERSHAM MEMORIAL HALL.

Hapeville, Georgia

Hapeville, GA

HAPEVILLE, GEORGIA. Hapeville is situated on the Central Railroad of Georgia, eight miles from Atlanta, upon a water-shed extending from...

Hardee at Peachtree Creek

Atlanta, GA

HARDEE AT PEACHTREE CREEK.

Hardee's Attack

Atlanta, GA

HARDEE'S ATTACK. July 20, 1864.

Harrison's Brigade

Atlanta, GA

HARRISON'S BRIGADE. The 5 regts.

Harrow's Div. 15th A.C.

Atlanta, GA

HARROW'S DIV. 15TH A.C. July 22, 1864.

Hascall's Div. Camped

Atlanta, GA

HASCALL'S DIV. CAMPED.

Hascall's Div. Joins Cox's Line of March

Atlanta, GA

HASCALL'S DIV. JOINS COX'S LINE OF MARCH.

Hightower (Etowah) Trail

HIGHTOWER (ETOWAH) TRAIL.

Hightower (Etowah) Trail

Roswell, GA

HIGHTOWER (ETOWAH) TRAIL.

Historic Ground

Atlanta, GA

HISTORIC GROUND. Atlanta's first City Hall stood here 1853-1883.

Historic Mt. Gilead Methodist Church

Atlanta, GA

HISTORIC MT. GILEAD METHODIST CHURCH.

Historic Roswell Square

Roswell, GA

HISTORIC ROSWELL SQUARE BICENTENNIAL RESTORATION PROJECT.

Historic Utoy Church

Atlanta, GA

HISTORIC UTOY CHURCH.

Howard's 4th A.C. Line

Sandy Springs, GA

HOWARD'S 4TH A.C. LINE.

Howard's Corps at Nancy's Creek

Atlanta, GA

HOWARD'S CORPS AT NANCY'S CREEK.

Howard's March to Buckhead

Atlanta, GA

HOWARD'S MARCH TO BUCKHEAD.

Howard's March to Jonesboro

HOWARD'S MARCH TO JONESBORO.

Howell's Mills

Atlanta, GA

HOWELL'S MILLS. A notable ante-bellum land-mark established 1852, by Judge Clark Howell (1811-1882).

Immaculate Conception Church

Atlanta, GA

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH.

Isom's Ferry

Fulton County, GA

ISOM'S FERRY. Chattahoochee River, at mouth of Soap Cr.

J.J. Webb and Sons Building

Alpharetta, GA

J.J. WEBB AND SONS BUILDING 1910.

James J. Andrews

Atlanta, GA

JAMES J. ANDREWS. James J. Andrews, leader of the Andrews Raiders, was executed a few feet southeast on June 7, 1862.

Johnston's Army Crossed the River

Bolton, GA

JOHNSTON'S ARMY CROSSED THE RIVER.

Kilpatrick's Cavalry on the Newnan Stage Road

KILPATRICK'S CAVALRY ON THE NEWNAN STAGE ROAD.

King's Brigade

Atlanta, GA

KING'S BRIGADE. July 20, 1864.

Land Lot 104

Atlanta, GA

LAND LOT 104. The area E. (L. L. 104, 17th Dist.

Lick Skillet Road

Atlanta, GA

LICK SKILLET ROAD. A winding dirt road of the 1860's which passed Ezra Ch.

Loring's Hill

Atlanta, GA

LORING'S HILL. July 20, 1864.

Maj. William C. Preston C.S.A.

Atlanta, GA

MAJ. WILLIAM C. PRESTON C.S.A. Commanding Artillery Battalion attached to Maj. Gen. Alexander C. Walthall's division of Gen. Alexander P....

Manigault's Brigade

Atlanta, GA

MANIGAULT'S BRIGADE.

Manning Mercantile

Alpharetta, GA

MANNING MERCANTILE circa 1910.

Mc Pherson's Troops at Shallow Ford

Roswell, GA

McPHERSON'S TROOPS AT SHALLOW FORD.

Montgomery Cemetery

MONTGOMERY CEMETERY.

Montgomery's Ferry

Atlanta, GA

MONTGOMERY'S FERRY. James McC.

Moore's Mill

Atlanta, GA

MOORE'S MILL. 300 yds. downstream stood the structures of Moore's Mill - a sash-sawmill &, lower down, a gristmill connected by a flume...

Mt. Gilead M.E. Church Organized 1824

Atlanta, GA

MT. GILEAD M.E. CHURCH ORGANIZED 1824.

Mt. Zion Methodist Church

Atlanta, GA

MT. ZION METHODIST CHURCH.

New Prospect Campground

Main Street, Alpharetta text of marker: "NEW PROSPECT CAMPGROUND circa 1835.

Newton's Division

Atlanta, GA

NEWTON'S DIVISION. July 20, 1864.

Norman House

Alpharetta, GA

NORMAN HOUSE 1910. The house is a Queen Anne-style cottage and was built of brick and wood for $1,500.

O'Neal's Brigade

Atlanta, GA

O'NEAL'S BRIGADE. O'Neal's (formerly (Cantey's) brigade, Walthall's div. [Confederate] began its assault abreast & on the rt.

O'Neal's Brigade at the Ravine

Atlanta, GA

O'NEAL'S BRIGADE AT THE RAVINE.

Oakland Cemetery

Atlanta, GA

Oakland Cemetery. In 1850 the City of Atlanta established a public cemetery on this ridge overlooking downtown.

Old Campbell County

Fairburn, GA

OLD CAMPBELL COUNTY.

Old Milton County

Alpharetta, GA

OLD MILTON COUNTY. This was the Courthouse of Milton County at the time it was merged with Fulton County Jan. 1, 1932.

Old Montgomery Fy. Rd.

Atlanta, GA

OLD MONTGOMERY FY. RD. A section of the old Montgomery Ferry Road ran N.W. from Geo.

Old Mt. Zion Church

Atlanta, GA

OLD MT. ZION CHURCH.

Old Pace's Ferry Road

Atlanta, GA

OLD PACE'S FERRY ROAD.

Old Williams Mill Rd.

Atlanta, GA

OLD WILLIAMS MILL RD. The old Williams Mill Rd. crossed the Fulton-DeKalb Co. line here; it was identical with Briarcliff to this point...

Oliver-Waters-Mc Collum Warehouses

Alpharetta, GA

OLIVER-WATERS-McCOLLUM WAREHOUSES circa 1910.

On Geary's Front

Atlanta, GA

ON GEARY'S FRONT. In 1864, Collier Rd. topped the ridge N. Descending the slope E. it crossed the branch below the dam at Collier's Mill.

Original Gas Street Light

Atlanta, GA

1964. This is one of the original gas street lights of the town of West End.

Outer Defense Line

Atlanta, GA

OUTER DEFENSE LINE. News of Federal crossings of the Chattahoochee July 17, 1864 prompted the building of a defense line N. & E. of...

Paces Ferry United Methodist Church

Atlanta, GA

PACES FERRY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ESTABLISHED 1877.

Palmer's & Hooker's A.C.

Atlanta, GA

PALMER'S & HOOKER'S A.C. CROSS THE CHATTAHOOCHEE.

Palmetto

Palmetto, GA

PALMETTO. Palmetto was named by a member of the Palmetto Guards, a Regiment from South Carolina enroute to the Mexican War.

Reynold's Brigade

Atlanta, GA

REYNOLD'S BRIGADE. Federal 14th A.C. advancing from Pace's Fy.

Reynolds' Brigade at the Ravine

Atlanta, GA

REYNOLDS' BRIGADE AT THE RAVINE.

Roswell Factory

Roswell, GA

ROSWELL FACTORY. Chattahoochee River water power caused Roswell King to establish a town here in 1837.

Roswell Presbyterian Church

Roswell, GA

ROSWELL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Rt. of 20th A.C. Line

Atlanta, GA

RT. OF 20TH A.C. LINE.

Rush Memorial Congregational Church

Atlanta, GA

Rush Memorial Congregational Church.

Saint Luke's Episcopal Church 1864-1964

Atlanta, GA

SAINT LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 1864-1964.

Sandy Springs UMC Cemetery

Sandy Springs, GA

SANDY SPRINGS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.

Sardis Methodist Church

Atlanta, GA

SARDIS METHODIST CHURCH.

Scott's Brigade

Collier Rd. at Redland Rd., Atlanta Text of Atlanta: "SCOTT'S BRIGADE.

Second Oldest D.A.R. Chapter

Atlanta, GA

SECOND OLDEST D.A.R. CHAPTER.

Sector of Siege Line

Atlanta, GA

SECTOR OF SIEGE LINE.

Shadnor Baptist Church

Union City, GA

SHADNOR BAPTIST CHURCH.

Site of Captain Overton W. Barret's battery of Missouri

Site of Captain Overton W. Barret's battery of Missouri.

Site of Old Cheshire Bridge

Atlanta, GA

SITE OF OLD CHESHIRE BRIDGE.

Site: Old Red Oak P.O.

Red Oak, GA

SITE: OLD RED OAK P.O. 1864.

Site: The Pope House

Atlanta, GA

SITE: THE POPE HOUSE.

Skelton-Teasley House

Alpharetta, GA

SKELTON-TEASLEY HOUSE 1856.

Southern Company

Atlanta, GA

Southern Company. Southern Company traces its roots to 1912, when the first of a series of holding companies was formed to build a power...

Springvale Park

Atlanta, GA

SPRINGVALE PARK. July 22, 1864.

St. Philip's Episcopal Church

Atlanta, GA

On this property in 1848 was erected and consecrated St. Philips Church, the first Episcopal Church in Atlanta.

Standing Peach Tree

STANDING PEACH TREE.

Stanley's & Wood's Sector

Atlanta, GA

STANLEY'S & WOOD'S SECTOR.

Stanley's Sector

Atlanta, GA

STANLEY'S SECTOR N.E. of this point (near Highland School) was the intrenched line held by Federal forces in the siege of Atlanta, July...

State R.R. Survey

STATE R.R. SURVEY July 4, 1837.

Stevenson's Division

Atlanta, GA

STEVENSON'S DIVISION.

Surrender of Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

SURRENDER OF ATLANTA SEPTEMBER 2, 1864.

Swan House

Atlanta, GA

SWAN HOUSE. Swan House was completed in 1928 for Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hamilton Inman, heirs to a cotton-brokerage fortune.

Talmadge Plaza

Atlanta, GA

TALMADGE PLAZA. IN HONOR OF HERMAN EUGENE TALMADGE 1912 - 2002 LAWYER, FARMER, STATESMAN GOVERNOR 1947, 1948 - 1955 UNITED STATES SENATOR...

The 15th Corps Sector

Atlanta, GA

THE 15TH CORPS SECTOR.

The Battle of Ezra Church

Atlanta, GA

THE PRELIMINARY OPERATIONS, CONT.

The Battle of Ezra Church

Atlanta, GA

THE UNION DISPOSITIONS.

The Battle of Ezra Church

Atlanta, GA

THE CONFEDERATE ATTACK.

The Battle of Ezra Church

Atlanta, GA

THE UNION FORCES ENGAGED The Army of the Tennessee.

The Battle of Ezra Church

Atlanta, GA

The Confederate Attack, Cont.

The Battle of Ezra Church

Atlanta, GA

THE BATTLE OF EZRA CHURCH July 28, 1864.

The Battles for Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

The Battles for Atlanta.

The Burning and Destruction of Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

The Burning and Destruction of Atlanta.

The City of Sandy Springs, Georgia

Sandy Springs, GA

SANDY SPRINGS GEORGIA.

The De Gress Battery

Atlanta, GA

THE DEGREES BATTERY.

The Embattled Ridge

Atlanta, GA

THE EMBATTLED RIDGE.

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer

Atlanta, GA

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer.

The Exterior Line

Atlanta, GA

THE EXTERIOR LINE JULY-AUGUST, 1864.

The Georgian Terrace Hotel

Atlanta, GA

THE GEORGIAN TERRACE HOTEL.

The Hiram Embry Plantation

Atlanta, GA

THE HIRAM EMBRY PLANTATION.

The History of the City of Sandy Springs, Georgia

The History of the City of Sandy Springs, Georgia.

The March to the Sea

Atlanta, GA

The March to the Sea.

The Mississippi Brigade

Atlanta, GA

THE MISSISSIPPI BRIGADE.

The Old Bricks

Roswell, GA

THE OLD BRICKS. Erected in 1839 for workers in the Roswell Cotton Mill, these apartments were the first built in the South and are...

The Railroad Cut

Atlanta, GA

THE RAILROAD CUT. In 1864 the single track of the Ga.

The Sandy Springs

Sandy Springs, GA

THE SANDY SPRINGS. This community is named for the natural springs bubbling up through clear white sand in the meadow below.

The Siege Lifted

Atlanta, GA

THE SIEGE LIFTED. Aug. 26th, 1864.

The Troup Hurt House

Atlanta, GA

THE TROUP HURT HOUSE.

The Winecoff Fire

Atlanta, GA

THE WINECOFF FIRE. This is the site of the worst hotel fire in U. S. history.

Theodore "Tiger" Flowers

Atlanta, GA

THEODORE "TIGER" FLOWERS (1895-1927).

Thrasherville

Atlanta, GA

THRASHERVILLE Where Atlanta Began.

To Robert Burns

Atlanta, GA

TO ROBERT BURNS IMMORTAL SCOTTISH BARD - ARDENT FREEMASON (1759-1796).

To Sandy Springs & Old Cross Keys

Sandy Springs, GA

TO SANDY SPRINGS & OLD CROSS KEYS.

Union Defense Line

Atlanta, GA

UNION DEFENSE LINE. In August 1864, after four weeks of siege operations, Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman withdrew his forces to move them...

Valley of Utoy Creek

Atlanta, GA

VALLEY OF UTOY CREEK.

Ward's Div. Crossed Peachtree Creek

Fairhaven Circle at Peachtree Rd., Atlanta text of marker: "WARD'S DIV. CROSSED PEACHTREE CREEK.

Ward's Div. Deployed

Atlanta, GA

WARD'S DIV. DEPLOYED.

Ward's Div. Encamped

Atlanta, GA

WARD'S DIV. ENCAMPED.

Webb Guano House

Alpharetta, GA

WEBB GUANO HOUSE circa 1901.

West Side Siege Line

Atlanta, GA

WEST SIDE SIEGE LINE.

Where Hood Watched the Battle of Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

WHERE HOOD WATCHED THE BATTLE OF ATLANTA.

Whittier Cotton Mill and Village

Atlanta, GA

WHITTIER COTTON MILL AND VILLAGE.

Williams' Ky. Cavalry at Nancy's Creek

Atlanta, GA

WILLIAMS KY. CAVALRY AT NANCY'S CREEK.

Wood's & Newton's Divs. at Peachtree Creek

Atlanta, GA

WOOD'S & NEWTON'S DIVS.

Wood's Brigade

Atlanta, GA

WOOD'S BRIGADE. Col. James Wood's brigade, Ward's div., [US] was the left of the 20th A.C. line.

Wood's Div. 4th Corps

Atlanta, GA

WOOD'S DIV. 4TH CORPS.

Zero Mile Post

ZERO MILE POST. This Zero Mile Post marks the Southeastern Terminus of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, about which a settlement grew...

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