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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM617_wm-johnstons-mill_Atlanta-GA.html
About 0.3 mile upstream N. Fork Peachtree Cr., is the site of a mill owned by Wm. Johnston (1789-1855), -a landmark of Federal military operations in the Summer of 1864. Schofield's 23d A.C., having crossed the Chattahoochee River at Isom's Ferry …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM60Y_mary-gay-house_Decatur-GA.html
Author, poet, historian and Confederate heroine - Mary Ann Harris Gay (1828-1918) lived in this house from 1850 to 1914. She is best known for her Life in Dixie During the War which describes the Union Siege of Atlanta and the tribulations of the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM60P_the-rainey-plantation_Chamblee-GA.html
July 18, 1864. The marching columns of the Army of the Tenn. (US), having diverged 5.5 mi. N.W., rejoined here when Dodge's 16th A.C. moved E. from Old Cross Keys to Rainey's. Blair's 17th A.C. moved 1.75 mi. S. on old Shallow Ford rd. & camped at…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM60N_mcphersons-divergent-line-of-march_Dunwoody-GA.html
July 17, 1864. At this road-fork (near old Providence Church), the 16th A.C. of the Army of the Tenn. (US), enroute from Roswell to Decatur, moved by the west fork towards Nancy's Creek where it camped near old Cross Keys.
The 15th A.C., follow…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM60B_modena_Savannah-GA.html
This location first appears (1734) in Georgia's history as a Savannah outpost. An original settler was Thomas Mouse who is remembered for his description of early hardships here. An evangelical visitor in 1736 was John Wesley. By 1740 the settleme…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM608_site-of-colonial-shipyard_Savannah-GA.html
Approximately 300 yards northeast of this marker there was located in colonial days a shipyard where at least one vessel capable of engaging in overseas trade was built.
The creek on which it stood is known as Shipyard Creek. The site of the s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM602_white-bluff-meeting-house_Savannah-GA.html
Here meets the oldest congregation following the Reformed (Calvinistic) theological tradition in continuous service in Georgia. In 1737, 160 Reformed Germans came to Savannah seeking religious freedom. After working their terms as indentured serva…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM601_saint-phillips-monumental-a-m-e-church_Savannah-GA.html
The first African Methodist Church in Georgia was organized by the Rev. A. L. Stanford on June 16, 1865, at Savannah, Georgia and was given the name Saint Phillip African Methodist Episcopal Church. Two months and fifteen days later, the Sunday Sc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM600_site-of-filature_Savannah-GA.html
Where colony's production of silk was reeled until 1771. Building then used for public purposes. President Washington attended a ball here in 1791. Building destroyed by fire in 1859.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5ZZ_italians-in-georgias-genesis_Savannah-GA.html
When James Oglethorpe left England to begin the new colony of Georgia, in 1732, one of the passengers was Paul Amatis, an Italian artisan, skilled in producing silk. He was later placed in charge of Trustees Garden. Later, more Italian familes cam…