Here Johnston’s River Line Crossed the Rd.

By July 5, 1864, Johnston's army had fallen back to its formidable Chattahoochee River Line, whose works crossed here; a Union crossing upstream at Soap Creek soon forced the Confederates over the river toward Atlanta.

Here Johnston’s River Line Crossed the Rd. is a historical marker in Smyrna, Cobb County, erected in 1954. It is one of 152 historical markers documented in Cobb County, among 377 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.8358, -84.4700 near Smyrna. The nearest cataloged historic site is Collins - Loyd Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Collins Springs Cemetery, Second Shoupade, and Hooper - McWilliams Cemetery.

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