Image Courtesy of the National Park Service
Year Erected: 1963
Marker Text: 300 ft. W. stood the res. of Wm. Johnston who operated the ferry in the 1850s, where Johnston's Fy. Rd. crosses the Chattahoochee River.
July 5, 1864. Gen. Kenner Garrard's cav. div. [US] enroute from Marietta to Roswell via this rd., camped on Willeo Cr., from which point he sent a regiment S. to burn the Paper Mills on Soap Creek.
July 9. Newton's 4th A. C. div. [US], moving from Vining's Station, traversed this road to Roswell to support Garrard's passage of the river at Shallow Ford -- retracing July 12 & crossing the river at Power's Ferry, July 13.
Tips for Finding This Marker: Located at the boat ramp in the Johnson Ferry North unit of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area at the entrance off of Johnson Ferry Road.