Historical Marker

Hardee at Road Fork

Atlanta · DeKalb County · Erected 1985

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The Story

At this fork before dawn on July 22, 1864, Hardee split his divisions for the flank attack: Cleburne and Maney bore west toward East Atlanta while Walker and Bate took the Fayetteville Road east, beginning the Battle of Atlanta.

About this site

Hardee at Road Fork is a historical marker in Atlanta, DeKalb County, erected in 1985. It is one of 98 historical markers documented in DeKalb County, among 143 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.7195, -84.3301 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Walker & Bate At Sugar Cr. (historical marker), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Cleburne's & Maney's Divs., Hardee at Wm. Cobb’s House, and Site: Cobb’s Mill.

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

📍 33.7195, -84.3301 · Atlanta, DeKalb County

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