The Swanton House - GHM 044-30 – DeKalb Co., GA
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N 33° 46.358 W 084° 18.290
16S E 749589 N 3740211
The Swanton House located at 716 West Trinity Place, Decatur Ga.
Waymark Code: WM2DTM
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member mtn-man
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THE SWANTON HOUSE

Ante-bellum residence of Benjamin E. Swanton; once the property of Ammi Williams, a DeKalb County pioneer. Built prior to 1842.

On 1865 the Swanton family was in residence here when the Federal Army of Tennessee occupied Decatur. This force consisted of the 15th, 16th & 17th Corps. Command by Gen. J. B. McPherson, which had crossed the Chattahoochee at Roswell. Enroute to Atlanta they camped at Decatur, night of July 19.

Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Sweeny, comdg 2d div. of Dodge’s 16th A.C. established h’dq’rs at the Swanton house – as recorded in the diary of J.P. Snell, 52d Ill. h’dq’rs clerck & war-corres.

GHM 044-30 - Georgia Historical Commission - 1956


Type of Marker: Highway

Marker #: GHM 044-30

Date: 1956

Sponsor: Not listed
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