- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Woolley's Bridge historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Bartow County
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bartow County, 34.23786, -84.8405
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Ga. 20 at Roberson Rd. about 2 miles west of Kingston
Text of marker: "WOOLLEY'S BRIDGE. In 1864, this covered structure spanned the Etowah River on the plantation of Andrew F. Woolley, 0.5 mi. S. Next to the river was the Rome - Kingston R.R. discontinued, 1943. May 19, McPherson's Army of the Tenn. (15th & 16th Corps) [Union] marched from Barnsley's and camped on the Woolley Plantation. This right wing of Sherman's advance, Kingston to Dallas, - crossed the river, May 23d. October 11, while encamped on the Woolley Plantation, the Ohio soldiers of the 23d [Union] Corps, voted in a State Election. 008-11 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1952" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_woolleys-bridge
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_woolleys-bridge
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
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