Wm. G. McAdoo's Birthplace
The house atop hill was one of few battlefield houses surviving military operations of the Kennesaw Campaign.
McAdoo ownership was Jan. 6, 1863 - Feb. 3, 1864. Here, Oct. 31, 1863 was born the Hon. Wm. G. McAdoo, Secy. of the Treasury, 1913 - 1918; Candidate Dem. presidential nomination; 1924, 1828. U.S. Senator, California, 1933-1939.
Place was named MELORA during McAdoo occupancy. S.B. Oatman owned it at time of Battle of Kolb´s Farm.
033-10 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1952
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.