FEDERAL FORT-GHM 008-45-Bartow Co
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mtn-man
N 34° 09.218 W 084° 46.387
16S E 705296 N 3781431
Describing the nearby fort that guarded the old bridge over the river here. A pretty new marker.
Waymark Code: WMQ3R
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/10/2006
Views: 35
FEDERAL FORT
Atop the hill to the east was a fort that protected the river bridge, part of the rail line which enabled Sherman to supply his army during the Atlanta Campaign. The rail line has been moved downstream, but piers in the river mark the site of the bridge in 1864. Troops here passed much time in swimming, hiking, picking berries, and they played baseball in the field to the west -- doubtless some of the first games in this section.
Often the men went out seeking food, and sometimes were fired upon or captured. There was no major battle in the fort area.
008-45 GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER 1997
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 008-45
Date: 1997
Sponsor: Georgia Historic Marker
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