Dry Pond
An old Campbell County crossroad cited in James P. Snell´s Diary as "a one-horse settlement with no pond, but two or three houses and blacksmith shop´‘~~ a landmark in movement of Howard´s Army of Tennessee [USA] from the Atlanta siege lines to the A. & W.P. railroad.
Aug. 27, 1864. From this crossroads, the 15th A. C. marched S. E. the 16th & 17th A.C. due South, their objective: Shadnor Church & Fairburn where, together with Army of the Cumberland & 23d A.C. troops, the R. R: was after which moved E. to Rough & Ready and Jonesboro to seize the Macon R. R. The 2 days of battle at Jonesboro caused the evacuation of Atlanta.
GHM 060-166 - GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION - 1958
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Don Hogan.