Star Fort
USA /
Georgia /
Emerson /
World
/ USA
/ Georgia
/ Emerson
World / United States / Georgia
military, fortification, American Civil War 1861-1865
Earthwork that was one of the two lynchpins of the Union defense of Alatoona Pass during the ferocious one-day battle fought here in 1864.
Efforts are underway to create a state battlefield park to further protect the site.
Efforts are underway to create a state battlefield park to further protect the site.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 34°6'56"N 84°43'3"W
- Third Army Recreation area 1.6 km
- GA Army National Guard 15 km
- Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE/KMGE) 26 km
- Lockheed-Martin 26 km
- General Lucius D. Clay National Guard Center 27 km
- Army Aviation Service Facility 2 28 km
- Runway 11/29 28 km
- Atlanta Readiness Center - Georgia Army National Guard 43 km
- Hedekin Field 52 km
- Fort McClellan - Alabama National Guard 110 km
- Allatoona Lake 2.5 km
- Red Top Mountain State Park and Lodge 3.6 km
- Lake Acworth 7.3 km
- Legacy Park 11 km
- Allatoona Aquatics Base 12 km
- Chestnut Hill Neighborhood 15 km
- Bartow County, Georgia 18 km
- Paulding County, Georgia 26 km
- Cobb County, Georgia 27 km
- Cherokee County, Georgia 28 km