Historical Marker

The Huff House

Dalton · Whitfield County

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The Story

Built around 1855, this Gothic Revival home served as Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston's headquarters during the Army of Tennessee's 1863-64 winter encampment. In 1890 owner Linda Huff had mules rotate the whole house on logs to face a new street.

About this site

The Huff House is a historical marker in Dalton, Whitfield County. 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 34.7756, -84.9694 near Dalton. The nearest cataloged historic site is General Cleburne’s Proposal to Arm Slaves (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Tristram Dalton, Whitfield County Courthouse, and Western and Atlantic Depot.

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

📍 34.7756, -84.9694 · Dalton, Whitfield County
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