Historical Marker

Dowdell's Knob

Pine Mountain · Harris County · Erected 1957

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The Story

Pine Mountain's highest point, this overlook was FDR's cherished retreat; he built a stone grill here for picnics and came in April 1945 to ponder the dawning United Nations days before his death.

About this site

Dowdell's Knob is a historical marker in Pine Mountain, Harris County, erected in 1957. It is one of 20 historical markers documented in Harris County, among 84 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.8578, -84.7369 near Pine Mountain. The nearest cataloged historic site is This Was His Georgia (historical marker), about 1.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Franklin D. Roosevelt, Caldwell - Williams Cemetery, and Spring Chapel Cemetery.

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

📍 32.8578, -84.7369 · Pine Mountain, Harris County

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Historic Place

Bethlehem Baptist Church Colored School

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Cemetery

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