United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Seibert, David, 1941-20201996/2014Location: At Fort Peach Tree, Atlanta Water Works, off Ridgewood Rd.Text of marker: "STANDING PEACH TREE. A Creek Indian village on both sides of the river at mouth of Peachtree Cr. Whether it was named for a "pitch tree" or a peach tree, it occurs, officially, as Standing Peach Tree in Gov. John Martin's letter of May 27, 1782, to Gen. Andrew Pickens of S. C. Martin wrote of a rumored foray on the E. Georgia settlement planned at Standing Peach Tree. The ancient trail: Buzzard Roost (mouth of Utoy Cr.) to Standing Peach Tree &, via Moore's Mill Rd., to Buckhead - thence N.E. on Hog Mtn. Ridge, was the original Peach Tree Trail. Later, the Hog Mtn. section of it, prolonged S. to Atlanta, was designated Peachtree Road. 060-60 Georgia Historical Commission 1955"image/jpegenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Historical markers--Georgia--Fulton CountyCreek Indians--GeorgiaRoads--GeorgiaStanding Peach Tree historical markerStillImage