Isom's Ferry
Chattahoochee River, at mouth of Soap Cr., .75 mi. N.W., operated in the 1860`s by James Isom. Federal Army records cite it variously as Isham's Ford or Fy., Phillip's Fy., Cavalry Fd. The first of the Federal troops to pass the river was Cox`s div., Schofield's 23d A.C. which crossed at Isom's July 8, & was aligned on this ridge parallel to the river & covering the ferry. Hascall's div. joined July 11 & by the 14th the adjusted corps line connected with the left of Howard's 4th A.C. along the ridge of Mt. Vernon Rd. near Crossroads Ch.
John Heard (1835-1931) took over Isom`s Ferry in 1868 & operated it until 1890.
Marker is on Heards Drive ¼ mile west of Heards Ferry Road, on the left when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
