This Line of Breastworks

These surviving earthworks are part of the twelve-mile ring of forts and rifle pits that encircled Atlanta during the 1864 siege, designed by engineer Lemuel P. Grant, who later gave the city this park.

This Line of Breastworks is a historical marker in Atlanta, DeKalb County, erected in 1938. 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 33.7313, -84.3688 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cleburne Outflanked Left Wing, 17th A.C. (historical marker), about 1.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Cleburne's & Maney's Divs., Cleburne's Div. in the Federal Rear, and Historic Ground--1864.

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