Historical Marker

Peach Tree Creek Crossing

Atlanta · Fulton County · Erected 2014

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The Story

By July 19, 1864, Hooker's XX Corps had pushed toward this Peachtree Creek crossing. A day later Hood's Confederates struck here, hoping to catch Thomas's Army of the Cumberland divided by the creek, and failed.

About this site

Peach Tree Creek Crossing is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 2014. 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 33.8178, -84.3889 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Clement Hoffman Stevens (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ward's Div. Crossed Peachtree Creek, Wood's & Newton's Divs. at Peachtree Creek, and Ward’s Div. Deployed.

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

📍 33.8178, -84.3889 · Atlanta, Fulton County

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