Historical Marker

Rough and Ready Tavern

Mountain View · Clayton County · Erected 1954

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The Story

The tavern gave Rough and Ready its name — a rough railroad stop on the Macon & Western line that served as the truce point for Atlanta's 1864 civilian evacuation before the settlement faded and was renamed Mountain View.

About this site

Rough and Ready Tavern is a historical marker in Mountain View, Clayton County, erected in 1954. It is one of 48 historical markers documented in Clayton County, among 75 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.6459, -84.3903 near Mountain View. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jonesboro Threatened (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Rough and Ready, Transfer Point, and Forest Hills Memorial Gardens.

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

📍 33.6459, -84.3903 · Mountain View, Clayton County

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