Dry Pond

Dry Pond is a Georgia historical marker in Fulton County, dedicated 1958.

At the intersection of Campbellton and Boat Rock Roads in Atlanta.

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An old Campbell County crossroad cited in James P. Snell's Diary as "a one-horse settlement with no pond, but two or three houses and blacksmith shop" -- a landmark in movement of Howard's Army of Tennessee [US] from the Atlanta siege lines to the A. & W.P. railroad. Aug. 27, 1864. From this crossroads, the 15th A.C. marched S. E. the 16th & 17th A.C. due South, their objective: Shadnor Church & Fairburn where, together with Army of the Cumberland & 23d A.C. troops, the R. R: was after which moved E. to Rough & Ready and Jonesboro to seize the Macon R. R. The 2 days of battle at Jonesboro caused the evacuation of Atlanta.

Marker not in place due to damage or maintenance. Note from the marker program.

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Historical maps covering this location

1856 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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)
1874 · Military Operations of the Atlanta Campaign. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Military Operations of the Atlanta Campaign, 1874, covering the location of Dry Pond, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Military Operations of the Atlanta Campaign, 1874, covering this location. David Rumsey 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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