The Samuel House Plantation

The Samuel House Plantation is a Georgia historical marker in DeKalb County, dedicated 1984.

At the intersection of Peachtree and Ashford Dunwoody Roads in Atlanta.

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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 div. of Schofield's 23rd A.C. reached this vicinity July 18; Schofield, in person, with the div. was here joined by Sherman who established headquarters at the house. Cox's div. camped on the plantation; Hascall's div., having traversed Cox's line of march via Old Cross keys, turned S.W. on Peachtree Rd. to Goodwin's, then S.E. to Johnston's Mill on N. Fork Peachtree Creek where it camped.

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1796 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1816 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1816 · Georgia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1824 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1827 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Georgia, 1796, covering the location of The Samuel House Plantation, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Georgia, 1796, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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The Samuel House Plantation

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