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Carroll County is extending an invitation to tour the historic James Moore house in Whitesburg,

James B. Moore

It is thought that the James B. Moore house was built in 1857. Moore came to Georgia in
1834, at the age of 29, with a horse and a pair of saddle bags as his only possessions. He was able
to acquire 1,800 acres of prime farm land near the Cha ahoochee River and become one of the

county’s best known ci zens.

Moore partnered with Charles Mabry and Horace King, a well-known African-American
bridge builder, to construct Moore’s Bridge across the Cha ahoochee River. The three formed the
Arizona Bridge Company, a historic venture with Moore being a one-third owner. The bridge be-
came the main route for travel into the newly opened fron er west of the Cha ahoochee River.

Moore’s Bridge became a strategically important site during the Civil War. As General Sher-
man was preparing to a ack Atlanta, he sent his calvary under General Stoneman downstream to
locate any crossings on the river. On July 13, 1864 they drove off the Confederates guarding the

bridge. The next day a brief ba le ensued, the Union troops realized they could not hold the
bridge, they burned the wooden bridge so the Confederates could not use it to get behind Sher-
man as he crossed into Atlanta Upstream.

We invite you to join the County as they showcase history.