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Where Flat Shoals and Fayetteville roads met, Gen. David Stanley's Federal 4th Corps clashed with Confederate cavalry on August 30, 1864, deploying around the Long and Mann houses as Sherman tightened the noose on Atlanta's last supply line.
The Marcus Long Crossroads is a historical marker in Riverdale, Clayton County, erected in 1989. 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 33.6017, -84.4292 near Riverdale. The nearest cataloged historic site is Baird’s Div., 14th A.C. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Site: The Mann House, Site: Marcus Long House, and King Cemetery.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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