Blaze Closes Roads Leading to Little Kennesaw Mountain

KENNESAW, GA -- Two thoroughfares leading to Little Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park remain closed after a blaze on the site, Cobb County police officers said Tuesday.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, police said.

Multiple public safety agencies combined to fight the blaze, including the Marietta and Cobb firefighters, Georgia State Patrol’s Aviation Unit and the Georgia Forestry Commission.

Roads have had to be closed due to the fire, Marietta police said on Facebook.

"Until further notice, the Pigeon Hill Trail (from the top of the Big Kennesaw Mountain down to Burnt Hickory Road) is closed. The Mountain Road will also remain closed to personal vehicles until further notice," police said.

About two acres were burned, police said.

The road closures come the same week a bill to preserve a historic piece of property at the mountain park passed the U.S. House. The legislation means that the National Park Service will assume control of the parcel. The property was untouched by the fire.

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