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Pioneer James McC. Montgomery settled here around 1821 in a house that doubled as a post office and way-station for travelers using his Chattahoochee ferry. His heirs sold the place to Martin DeFoor in 1853; both names survive on local roads.
Montgomery-DeFoor House Site is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1956. 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 33.8207, -84.4511 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Montgomery Cemetery (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Johnston’s Army Crossed the River, Standing Peach Tree, and Fort Peach Tree.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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