Historical Marker

Howell's Mills

Atlanta · Fulton County · Erected 1989

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The Story

Judge Clark Howell's grist and saw mills, built on Peachtree Creek in 1852, gave the road its name and survived the 1864 battles that raged nearby, only to burn in 1879.

About this site

Howell's Mills is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1989. It is one of 357 historical markers documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.8236, -84.4159 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Reynold’s Brigade (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Federal Crossings, Geary’s Div. to Peachtree Creek, and Peachtree Creek.

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

📍 33.8236, -84.4159 · Atlanta, Fulton County

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