Historical Marker

Babb's Settlement

Mill Creek · Whitfield County · Erected 1954

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The Story

This marks the antebellum farm of Joel Babb at the foot of Rocky Face Ridge near Dug Gap; on May 8, 1864, Geary's Union division planted artillery by Babb's house to shell the Confederate-held gap above.

About this site

Babb's Settlement is a historical marker in Mill Creek, Whitfield County, erected in 1954. It is one of 64 historical markers documented in Whitfield County, among 106 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.7366, -85.0413 near Mill Creek. The nearest cataloged historic site is Battle of Dug Gap (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Mill Creek Cemetery, Griffins Cemetery, and Suttle Cemetery.

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

📍 34.7366, -85.0413 · Mill Creek, Whitfield County

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