Historical Marker

Site of Old Cheshire Bridge

Atlanta · Fulton County · Erected 1954

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The Story

The vanished Cheshire Bridge once carried the road over Peachtree Creek's north fork; on July 19, 1864, Confederate cavalry burned it to stall Howard's Federal corps from filling a dangerous gap in the Union line.

About this site

Site of Old Cheshire Bridge is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1954. 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 33.8255, -84.3517 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Piney Grove Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Between the Peachtree Cr. Forks, Old Cheshire Bridge Road, and The Saga of Gold Tooth John.

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

📍 33.8255, -84.3517 · Atlanta, Fulton County

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