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Saving History Saturday: Preservation Opportunity at Rocky Face Ridge
By Terry Rensel on February 8, 2025
Save the Dalton Battlefields, and the American Battlefield Trust, are working on a project to acquire 61.54 acres at Rocky Face Ridge in Dalton, Georgia.
Photo: Save the Dalton Battlefields
The 61.54-acre property includes two artillery batteries and nine lunettes, one of which is made from stacked rock, in Crow Valley along the southeast slope of Rocky Face Ridge. The position was occupied by the Washington Artillery/Stanford’s Battery.
The American Battlefield Trust has spearheaded the acquisition, which has also been supported by the Open Space Institute. Open Space Institute is a conservation organization that has also partnered with Save the Dalton Battlefields to preserve this property, as both an historic and environmental/ conservation project. This property is located along the southeast slope of Rocky Face Ridge. The purchase price for the 61.54 acres is $677,000, and to date over $600,000 in pledges and support has been raised, with a June 2025 deadline to raise the rest.
To learn more about the American Battlefield Trust, visit their website.
For more about the Open Space Institute, click here.
To learn more about the Save the Dalton Battlefields, including on how to support this preservation project, visit their Facebook page.