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This ridge, the round-topped Bald Hill renamed Leggett's Hill, was the most vital high ground in the July 22, 1864 Battle of Atlanta; Leggett's Union division seized and held it, and it survived as a landmark until I-20 leveled it.
Historical Marker
The Embattled Ridge
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About this site
The Embattled Ridge is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1958. 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 33.7198, -84.4735 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Battle of Utoy Creek (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Utoy Creek, Battle of Utoy Creek, and Third Division 23rd Corps Attack / Second Division 23rd Corps Attack.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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