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Hardy Pace, ferryman and namesake of Vinings, built a large plantation house here in 1839; Union Gen. O.O. Howard used it as his 4th Corps headquarters in early July 1864, and the home was later burned.
Historical Marker
Site: Hardy Pace’s Res. Howard’s Headquarters
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About this site
Site: Hardy Pace’s Res. Howard’s Headquarters is a historical marker in Vinings, 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 33.8667, -84.4646 near Vinings. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pace, Solomon and Penelopy, House (historic place), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include The 4th Corps at Vining’s Station, Nellie Mae Rowe and Her Playhouse, and The 4th Corps Posted Along the River.
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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