Sunday Lecture: The Chattahoochee River Line

Thank you, Phil Ivestor & Guest Presenters, for today’s very informative presentation on the Chattahoochee River Line during the lead up to the Civil War Battle of Atlanta.  Mr. Ivestor is the President of the Concord Covered Bridge Historic District.  

The detailed presentation, attended by a standing room only crowd of 70, covered the troop movements & strategy in advance of the 1864 River Line Battles and the Shoupade Line that ran for six miles from present day Vinings to Smyrna to Mableton near 285.  

Letters from solders to their families were also discussed.  The locations of the 10 remaining Shoupades in the River Line Historic Area were mapped; 3 of which are accessible to the public.

On display were a Shoupade model, battle artifacts, a large map of the River Line Historic Area, and copies of Mr. Ivestor’s book. 

Mr. Ivestor was joined by Roberta Cook and Julie Schrodt from The River Line Historic Area.  Ms. Cook is the nonprofit’s Executive Director and Ms. Schrodt serves as the Secretary.  They elaborated further on the Shoupades and discussed the organization’s mission related to historic and environmental preservation.

Learn more about Concord Covered Bridge Historic District at their website.

Learn more about The River Line Historic Area at their website.