Milam's Bridge

Milam's Bridge is a Georgia historical marker in Bartow County, dedicated 1952.

At the intersection of Euharlee Road and Milam Bridge Road, on the right when traveling east on Euharlee Road in Cartersville.

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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 [USA] called the Etowah "The Rubicon of Georgia."

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Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1864 · Colton's Georgia (1864) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1866 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1869 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1895 · Atlanta Campaign 3rd epoch. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1906 · Stilesboro, Georgia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Colton's Georgia (1864), 1864, covering the location of Milam's Bridge, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Colton's Georgia (1864), 1864, covering this location. Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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This historical marker is part of the Georgia Historical Marker Program and was erected by the Georgia Historical Commission. Marker texts and locations come from the Society's own marker database.

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