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Hardy Pace (July 10, 1785 – December 5, 1864) was an American ferryman, miller, and early settler of Atlanta, Georgia. He is the namesake of Pace's Ferry , an important ferry in the 19th century; and all iterations of Paces Ferry Road in north Atlanta.
Through much of the 19th century, Pace's Ferry was an important ferry across the Chattahoochee River near Atlanta. Started in the early 1830s near Peachtree Creek , it was run by Hardy Pace , one of the city's founders.
The Powers Ferry (originally spelled Power's Ferry) was another route northwest from Atlanta, upstream from Pace's Ferry. It is named for James Power (1790–1870), a plantation owner, who established this Chattahoochee River ferry in 1835, before Atlanta was founded. [15] The ferry remained in service for nearly 70 years, until a bridge was ...
Paces is bounded on the northwest by the Chattahoochee River, which is also the Cobb/Fulton county line. Just across the river in Cobb is the unincorporated community of Vinings, which was originally known as Paces after founder Hardy Pace, who operated Pace's Ferry. Cumberland is also located on the other side of the river.
Early on, Vinings was known as Crossroads, and then Paces, after Hardy Pace, circa 1830. He operated Pace's Ferry across the Chattahoochee River, in this area between Atlanta, Buckhead, and Smyrna. Paces Ferry Road is still the main east–west road through Vinings.
Hardy Pace, one of Atlanta's founders, operated the ferry and owned much of what is now Buckhead. In addition to Peachtree and West Paces Ferry Roads, other arterial roads include Piedmont Road (Georgia 237), Roswell Road (Georgia State Route 9), and Northside Parkway.
After hitting northwest Florida and unleashing dangerous weather conditions across multiple states in the southeast, Helene weakened to a tropical storm as it ripped through Georgia early Friday ...
The Skirmish at Pace's Ferry [1] was an engagement fought on July 5, 1864, near Pace's Ferry, Atlanta, Georgia, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. [2] Union troops of Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard seized a key pontoon bridge over the Chattahoochee River , enabling Federal troops to continue their offensive to capture the ...