Fort Attaway Preservation Society
f_marlin@bellsouth.net
www.fortattaway.com
 1202 Desoto Ave
Rome, GA 30165
(706) 234-0537  

Fort Attaway Legal Boundary Description and Map

Verbal Boundary Description

The northern boundary is formed by the Norfolk Southern Railroad right-of-way; the eastern boundary by U.S. Highway 27/S.R. 1 (Martha Berry Boulevard); the southern boundary by Sumo’s Japanese Restaurant (see map); and the western boundary by DeSoto Avenue.

The boundary is delineated by the polygon whose vertices are marked by the following UTM reference points (A) 16 E 667514 N3793169 (B) 16 E 667330 N 3793136 C() 16 E 667326 3793044 (D) 16 E 667549 N 3793059 (See USGS quadrangle map on second page)

Boundary Justification 

The proposed Fort Attaway boundary is a legal one; the property consists of Lots 114, 115, and 258 in Block 237 in the City of Rome, Georgia. These wooded lots retain extant entrenchments, artillery emplacements and other surface archaeological features associated with the Civil War fortification.

The parcels also roughly coincide with the base of the geographic prominence known locally and historically as DeSoto Hill. Fort Attaway consisted of earthworks along the outer edge of the hill’s “military crest.” Artillery batteries were placed at strategic points on top of the hill, along with ammunition magazines, supporting trenches, observation post, etc. Picket posts were likely placed around the base of the hill to give advance warning in case of surprise attack.

The area south of Lots 114, 115, and 258 have been excluded because it (1) contains no visible Civil War fortifications, and (2) has been subdivided into small residential lots which do not exhibit historic integrity associated with Fort Attaway.

*Following guidelines from the National Register Bulletin on battlefields

*Determined by:       Scott Butler of archaeological firm Brockington & Associates, Inc.

Serena Bellew – Environmental Review Coordinator – Georgia Department of Natural Resources – Historic Preservation Division