Durham House

Durham House is a Georgia historical marker in Cobb County, dedicated 1953.

On Acworth Due West Road, north of Jim Owens Road in Kennesaw.

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H'dq'rs of Brig. Gen. Absalom Baird, commanding 3d Div., 14th A. C., Army of the Cumberland, [US] June 6-10, 1864. Baird's, together with 1st and 2d divisions, were camped along Proctor's Cr., E. -- a part of the concerted drive on Johnston's forces [CS] near Kennesaw. Heavy rains halted military movements for several days in this area. Oct. 9. Baird revisited Durham house enroute to Gaylesville, Ala. in pursuit of Hood's forces [CS] withdrawing to Tennessee.

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library

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1856 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1864 · Part of Cobb County, Georgia / from surveys made by the Topl. Engrs. of the Dept. of the… (Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library)
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)

Atlanta Campaign 3rd epoch, 1895, covering the location of Durham House, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Atlanta Campaign 3rd epoch, 1895, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Durham House

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