Historical Marker

Newton’s Division

Atlanta · Fulton County · Erected 1956

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The Story

On July 20, 1864, General John Newton's Union division dug in along this Peachtree Road ridge and beat back Hardee's Confederate assault. The hard-fought rise, where Piedmont Hospital now stands, earned the nickname 'Cardiac Hill.'

About this site

Newton’s Division 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 33.8083, -84.3931 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hardee at Peachtree Creek (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Apartments at 2 Collier Road, Apartments at 22-24 Collier Road, and Hardee’s Attack.

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

📍 33.8083, -84.3931 · Atlanta, Fulton County

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