Historical Marker

Steatite Boulder

Decatur · DeKalb County · Erected 1953

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The Story

This soapstone boulder came from a quarry on Soapstone Ridge south of Decatur, where Native peoples carved bowls directly from the rock more than 3,000 years ago, leaving the unfinished cores still visible in the stone.

About this site

Steatite Boulder is a historical marker in Decatur, DeKalb County, erected in 1953. 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 33.7754, -84.2967 near Decatur. The nearest cataloged historic site is Baron DeKalb (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include DeKalb County, Wheeler’s Cav. at Decatur, and Garrard’s Cavalry Raid.

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

📍 33.7754, -84.2967 · Decatur, DeKalb County

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