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Garrard's Cavalry at Stone Mtn. Depot

July 18, 1864. Garrard´s cavalry division and Lightburn´s 15 A.C. [US] brigade moved from Browning´s Court House (Tucker), to this vicinity and destroyed 2 miles of GA R.R. track, several...

July 18, 1864. Garrard´s cavalry division and Lightburn´s 15 A.C. [US] brigade moved from Browning´s Court House (Tucker), to this vicinity and destroyed 2 miles of GA R.R. track,...

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Garrard & Lightburn to Stone Mountain

The principle object of the wide swing of Federal forces S.E. from Roswell, where they crossed the Chattahoochee, was to cut the Ga. R.R. at & near Stone Mountain, thereby isolating Atlanta from...

The principle object of the wide swing of Federal forces S.E. from Roswell, where they crossed the Chattahoochee, was to cut the Ga. R.R. at & near Stone Mountain, thereby isolating Atlanta from...

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Browning's Court House

At or near this crossroads stood the J.P. office of Browning´s Militia District No. 572; cited in reports of Federal military operations July, 1864, as Browning´s Court House. July 18. Logan´s...

At or near this crossroads stood the J.P. office of Browning´s Militia District No. 572; cited in reports of Federal military operations July, 1864, as Browning´s Court House. July 18. Logan´s...

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Solomon Goodwin's Res.

The house on adjacent knoll built 1831, by Solomon Goodwin (circa 1780-1850), oldest extant house in DeKalb County, was a landmark of Federal military operation in these environs during the summer...

The house on adjacent knoll built 1831, by Solomon Goodwin (circa 1780-1850), oldest extant house in DeKalb County, was a landmark of Federal military operation in these environs during the summer...

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Site: Blake's Mill

North Fork Peachtree Creek. West of the road was the ante-bellum structure of a mill owned and operated by John Blake (1798-1854). July 18, 1864. Blair´s 17th A.C. of McPherson´s Army of the...

North Fork Peachtree Creek. West of the road was the ante-bellum structure of a mill owned and operated by John Blake (1798-1854). July 18, 1864. Blair´s 17th A.C. of McPherson´s Army of...

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The Samuel House Plantation

The large brick residence built in 1857 by Samuel House (1798-1873) was a prominent landmark during military operations by Federal forces on the Atlanta front in July, 1864. Cox´s division of...

The large brick residence built in 1857 by Samuel House (1798-1873) was a prominent landmark during military operations by Federal forces on the Atlanta front in July, 1864. Cox´s division...

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Steatite Boulder

This steatite boulder was found on the site of a prehistoric quarry along Soapstone Ridge 8 miles south of Decatur. It shows the methods of Indians in making stone bowls, with the first girdling...

This steatite boulder was found on the site of a prehistoric quarry along Soapstone Ridge 8 miles south of Decatur. It shows the methods of Indians in making stone bowls, with the first girdling...

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Cyrene (Side 2)

Approximately 1.6 miles north of this location is the village of Cyrene. Founded about 1890 by C. S. Hodges and W. G. Powell, Cyrene was typical of the many mill towns established along the...

Approximately 1.6 miles north of this location is the village of Cyrene. Founded about 1890 by C. S. Hodges and W. G. Powell, Cyrene was typical of the many mill towns established along the...

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Climax, Georgia

Climax is the highest point on the railroad between Savannah, Ga., and the Chattahoochee River. The town was laid out and named in 1883 after a branch rail line was built to Chattahoochee, Fla....

Climax is the highest point on the railroad between Savannah, Ga., and the Chattahoochee River. The town was laid out and named in 1883 after a branch rail line was built to Chattahoochee, Fla....

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Charles James Munnerlyn 1822-1898 (Side 1)

As a delegate to the Georgia Convention at Milledgeville, he voted for secession. After the start of the Civil War, he volunteered as a private. When his health failed he returned home and was...

As a delegate to the Georgia Convention at Milledgeville, he voted for secession. After the start of the Civil War, he volunteered as a private. When his health failed he returned home and was...

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Camp Recovery

The medical camp was established on September 15, 1820 by the Southeastern Army of the United States headquartered at Fort Scott. It was used as a recuperation area for soldiers who had contracted...

The medical camp was established on September 15, 1820 by the Southeastern Army of the United States headquartered at Fort Scott. It was used as a recuperation area for soldiers who had...

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Camp Recovery

On the east side of Flint River, twenty-one miles southwest is the site of Camp Recovery, established during the First Seminole Indian War as a hospital base to which the sick soldiers from Fort...

On the east side of Flint River, twenty-one miles southwest is the site of Camp Recovery, established during the First Seminole Indian War as a hospital base to which the sick soldiers from Fort...

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The Second Creek War and Removal in the Decatur County Area

Conflict between Creeks, Seminoles and Americans continued in the years after the First Seminole War. Beginning in the 1820s in Florida, the United States pressured the Seminoles to relocate to...

Conflict between Creeks, Seminoles and Americans continued in the years after the First Seminole War. Beginning in the 1820s in Florida, the United States pressured the Seminoles to relocate to...

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The Battle of Fowltown

The Battle of Fowltown, fought just a few miles to the south of this spot, marked the beginning of the First Seminole War. Fowltown was a Seminole village led by Chief Neamathla which had been...

The Battle of Fowltown, fought just a few miles to the south of this spot, marked the beginning of the First Seminole War. Fowltown was a Seminole village led by Chief Neamathla which had...

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The First Seminole War in Decatur County

The area that became Decatur County played a major role in the First Seminole War. Located on the border with Spanish Florida, the region witnessed persistent violence and raiding between American...

The area that became Decatur County played a major role in the First Seminole War. Located on the border with Spanish Florida, the region witnessed persistent violence and raiding between...

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Decatur County During the Creek and Seminole Wars Era

Decatur County was once a frontier region shared by the Creek and the Seminole Nations. The Creeks, comprised of dozens of loosely associate groups, lived primarily along the southern reaches of...

Decatur County was once a frontier region shared by the Creek and the Seminole Nations. The Creeks, comprised of dozens of loosely associate groups, lived primarily along the southern reaches of...

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Brinson (Side 1)

First settled in the 1850´s present day Brinson was originally known as Spring Creek. The name was changed in 1889 when the town was laid out and established by Simeon Brinson. In that same year...

First settled in the 1850´s present day Brinson was originally known as Spring Creek. The name was changed in 1889 when the town was laid out and established by Simeon Brinson. In that same...

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In Memory of Revolutionary Soldiers

In Memory of Revolutionary Soldiers Who Settled and Died in Decatur County Joel Darcy Private – Capt. Bickham’s Company Militia of Burke Co., GA. Commanded by Col. Asa Emanuel Thomas Fain Private...

In Memory of Revolutionary Soldiers Who Settled and Died in Decatur County Joel Darcy Private – Capt. Bickham’s Company Militia of Burke Co., GA. Commanded by Col. Asa Emanuel Thomas Fain...

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Attapulgus High School

SIDE 1: A male academy was established in Attapulgus in 1836 and a female academy in 1852. A four-room frame building was built on the site after establishment of public education in Georgia in...

SIDE 1: A male academy was established in Attapulgus in 1836 and a female academy in 1852. A four-room frame building was built on the site after establishment of public education in Georgia in...

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First Flint River Baptist Normal Institute

In 1876, the First Flint River Missionary Baptist Association was formed to help "lift the veil of ignorance from its people" using land purchased in 1896 and 1915. The Association established...

In 1876, the First Flint River Missionary Baptist Association was formed to help "lift the veil of ignorance from its people" using land purchased in 1896 and 1915. The Association established...

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