Casey's Hill - GHM 060-86 Fulton County
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N 33° 48.602 W 084° 26.781
16S E 736377 N 3744025
Casey's Hill State Historical Marker
Located at the west edge of Crestlawn Cemetery on Old Atlanta-Marietta Rd. in Atlanta
Waymark Code: WM2BA9
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/06/2007
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CASEY'S HILL
A notable eminence between Peachtree & Proctor's creeks near the
Chattahoochee River & named for John A. Casey (1820 - 1907) who lived
on this hill near the old Montgomery Church. Prior to & during the
1860's, the road from Atlanta crossed this hill & via Montgomery's
Ferry, ran to Marietta in Cobb County.
Confederate forces crossed the river near the R.R. bridge, July 9-10,
1864, & camped on the left bank until the 18th when most of them
shifted toward Atlanta on the old Marietta Rd. Enroute, they learned
that Gen. Johnson [CSA] had been relieved of the command
& Gen. Hood had been appointed his successor.
060-86 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954
Note this marker is in the Cemetery and the gates lock at 5pm M-S 4 pm Sunday