Historical Marker

Old Mt. Zion Church

Atlanta · Fulton County · Erected 1955

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The Story

Mt. Zion Baptist Church once stood on this ground. On July 20, 1864, Confederate brigades formed along its skirmish line and surged toward Union troops dug in on Collier Road during the doomed assault at Peachtree Creek.

About this site

Old Mt. Zion Church is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1955. 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 33.8103, -84.4128 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Maj. William C. Preston C.S.A (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Reynolds’ Brigade at the Ravine, The Hiram Embry Plantation, and Geary’s Refused Line.

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

📍 33.8103, -84.4128 · Atlanta, Fulton County

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