Old Pace’s Ferry Road

This road led to Hardy Pace's Chattahoochee ferry. On July 17, 1864, Union forces drove off Confederate pickets so engineers could lay pontoon bridges, then marched two corps across to begin the final push toward Atlanta.

Old Pace’s Ferry Road is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1962. 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 33.8596, -84.4527 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Palmer’s & Hooker’s A.C. Cross the Chattahoochee (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Union Defense Line, Alexander, Cecil and Hermione, House, and Federal Right Wing.

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