Site: Blake's Mill

Site: Blake's Mill (HM163B)

Location: Atlanta, GA 30345 Dekalb County
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N 33° 51.7', W 84° 17.2'

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N. 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 Tennessee (US Flag), enroute from Roswell to Decatur, camped here ~ where both McPherson and Blair had h'dq'rs. Dodge's 16th A. C. camped 1 mi. N. on the Rainey plantation where some of Sweeny's men fought a sham battle using green apples for bullets.

Logan's 15th A. C. detoured 1.5 mi. N. to join Garrard's cav. at Browning's Court House (now TUCKER), 4 mi. E. of here ~ a move that began the destruction of the Georgia R. R. at Stone Mtn.
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HM NumberHM163B
Series This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series
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Marker Number044-11
Year Placed1986
Placed ByGeorgia Department of Natural Resources
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 2:29am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 751011 N 3750131
Decimal Degrees33.86166667, -84.28666667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 51.7', W 84° 17.2'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 51' 42.00" N, 84° 17' 12.00" W
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Area Code(s)404, 678, 770
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2516-2560 Shallowford Rd NE, Atlanta GA 30345, US
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