Historical Marker

The Mitchell House

Mableton · Cobb County · Erected 1954

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The Story

The 'Widow Mitchell' house marked the right of McPherson's Army of the Tennessee in early July 1864; from this Sandtown Road junction Federal demonstrations toward Turner's Ferry feinted at outflanking Johnston's River Line.

About this site

The Mitchell House is a historical marker in Mableton, 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 33.8112, -84.5719 near Mableton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Toward the River (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Cox - Morrow - Mitchell Cemetery, Turner's, Howell's Baker's & Sandtown Ferries, and Little Bethel Cemetery.

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

📍 33.8112, -84.5719 · Mableton, Cobb County

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Nearby in Cobb County

Cox - Morrow - Mitchell Cemetery

Mableton

Historical Marker

Turner's, Howell's Baker's & Sandtown Ferries

Mableton · 1954

Cemetery

Little Bethel Cemetery

Mableton

Historical Marker

Advance of the 17th A.C. Toward the River