Historical Marker

Military Service Road (marker-142956)

Allatoona · Bartow County

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Federal troops built this road to connect the redoubts defending Allatoona Pass, key to protecting Sherman's railroad supply line during the bloody October 5, 1864 battle there.

About this site

Military Service Road is a historical marker in Allatoona, Bartow County. It is one of 139 historical markers documented in Bartow County, among 265 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.1147, -84.7154 near Allatoona. The nearest cataloged historic site is Refuge From Deadly Fire (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Memorial Field, Missouri, and Alabama / Kolb's Battery.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

Also at or near Allatoona, Bartow County

“Military Service Road” names 2 distinct records in Bartow County. This page is the historical marker in Allatoona. The others:

Military Service Road — Historical Marker in Allatoona

📍 34.1147, -84.7154 · Allatoona, Bartow County

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Nearby in Bartow County

Historical Marker

Refuge From Deadly Fire

Alabama / Kolb's Battery

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