Historical Marker

Loring’s Hill

Atlanta · Fulton County · Erected 1991

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The Story

From this hill within the forks of Tanyard Branch, brigades of General W.W. Loring's Confederate division charged northeast on July 20, 1864, striking the Federal Twentieth Corps in the Battle of Peachtree Creek.

About this site

Loring’s Hill is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1991. 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 33.7942, -84.4061 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gen. Stewart’s H'dq'rs. (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Atlanta Waterworks Hemphill Avenue Station, Outer Defense Line, and Peachtree Southern Railway Station.

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

📍 33.7942, -84.4061 · Atlanta, Fulton County

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Historical Marker

Gen. Stewart’s H'dq'rs.

Atlanta · 1956

Historic Place

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