Historical Marker

Valley Store, Broomtown Rd.

Summerville · Chattooga County

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The Story

In late August 1863 the Federal XX Corps pushed across Lookout Mountain toward Summerville and Alpine; cavalry skirmished near this Broomtown Road store as the armies felt for each other before Chickamauga.

About this site

Valley Store, Broomtown Rd. is a historical marker in Summerville, Chattooga County. It is one of 11 historical markers documented in Chattooga County, among 58 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.5813, -85.3672 near Summerville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Macedonia Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Paynes Chapel Cemetery, Hemphill Cemetery, and Allgood Cemetery.

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

📍 34.5813, -85.3672 · Summerville, Chattooga County

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