Milam's Bridge- GHM 008-9-Bartow Co
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N 34° 08.878 W 084° 54.474
16S E 692881 N 3780539
Located at corner of Euharlee Rd. and Milam Bridge Rd. in front of JO JO's Market
Waymark Code: WM2FXQ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2007
Views: 28
The covered structure over the Etowah here, was burned by Jackson's [CSA] Cav. May 21, 1864, the day after Johnston's [CSA] passage of the river at State R.R. Bridge.
May 23rd, the 2 pontoon bridges intended for the passage of Schofield's 23d A.C. [USA] were usurped by the 20th A.C.[USA] (mistakenly diverted from Gillem's bridge) and the 23d A.C. did not cross until the 24th.
This and crossings lower down were on Federal routes from Kingston & Cassville toward Dallas, Paulding Co. Sherman called the Etowah "The Rubicon of Georgia."
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 008-9
Date: 1952
Sponsor: Georgia Historic Commission
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