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

From the Mitchell house McPherson's troops fanned out to Turner's, Howell's, Baker's, and Sandtown ferries in July 1864, staging crossings to mask Sherman's true thrust far upstream at Soap Creek.

Turner's, Howell's Baker's & Sandtown Ferries 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 33.8174, -84.5756 near Mableton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Little Bethel Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Cox - Morrow - Mitchell Cemetery, Toward the River, and The Mitchell House.

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