Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield

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• Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

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• Kennesaw Battlefield Park, at 905 Kennesaw Mountain Drive between Marietta and Kennesaw, Georgia, preserves a Civil War battleground of the Atlanta Campaign, and also contains Kennesaw Mountain. Wikipedia

• Address: 900 Kennesaw Mountain Dr, Kennesaw, GA 30152

• Area: 4.503 sq miles (11.66 km²)

• Hours:

  Wednesday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm - See all

• Phone: (770) 427-4686

• Management: U.S. National Park Service

 

I recently visited the Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield located in Cobb County north of Atlanta. The park offers a small museum, gift shop, and numerous walking trails to the top of the "mountain". I stopped there during the week and there was only a handful of visitors. I decided to go back on the following Sunday to make the hike. It was packed with people (I would say the majority of the these were only interested in the hiking not the history). Nice park worthy of a brief visit.

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Confederate artillery position on the top of Kennesaw Mountain.

 

Sherman's prize-the City of Atlanta lies under 25-miles away from Kennesaw. Dobbins Air Reserve Base and Lockheed are visible just north of the Atlanta skyline in Marrietta.

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I grew up here and have visited Kennesaw for many years.

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I have been to Kennesaw many times and this year we will celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain.