Historical Marker

Lick Skillet Road

Atlanta · Fulton County · Erected 1958

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The Story

This winding 1860s dirt road past Ezra Church carried S.D. Lee's Confederates into the July 28, 1864, Battle of Ezra Church, where repeated assaults failed to dislodge Howard's army from Atlanta's last rail lifelines.

About this site

Lick Skillet Road is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1958. 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 33.7504, -84.4481 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Battle of Ezra Ch. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Battle of Ezra Ch., Westview Cemetery, and Battle of Ezra Church.

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

📍 33.7504, -84.4481 · Atlanta, Fulton County

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Nearby in Fulton County

Battle of Ezra Church

Clayton's Div., Lee's A.C.