Frazier's Café Society
Evelyn Jones Frazier, a pioneer west side businesswomen and her husband Luther opened Frazier´s café Society here in 1946. Their restaurant was one of Atlanta´s most popular for over 30 years. Its...
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Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
In 1960, African American students across the South launched the sit-in movement to protest segregation. Students at Atlanta´s Black colleges enthusiastically embraced the effort,...
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Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Warren Memorial Methodist Church - 200 Ashby Street
These two churches offered spiritual guidance to the Atlanta University students and, during the Civil Rights movement, supported activities such as voter registration drives. Found as Little...
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The Cochran Homes - 106-110 Ashby Street
Arthur and Horace Cochran, brothers and prominent doctors, lived side-by-side here for over 60 years. The Cochrans move to Atlanta from College Park and set up their neighborhood practice in 1925....
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Amos Drug Store - 3 Ashby Street
Born in 1866 in rural Georgia, Moses Amos walked to Atlanta in search of employment. He became a druggist´s assistant and, in 1913, opened his own pharmacy. Ten years later, he and his...
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The Harden Family
At this location stood one of several services stations owned by John Hardin, his wife Billie, and his brother Oscar. From 1937 to 1949, John Harden owned and managed the Black Crackers,...
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Palmetto
Palmetto was named by a member of the Palmetto Guards, a Regiment from South Carolina enroute to the Mexican War. This was in appreciation of the hospitality shown them by the community...
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Outer Line of the Atlanta Defense
At this point on July 18, 1864, the outer line of the Atlanta Defense was constructed. On July, 20, 1864, troops of Lieut. Gen Wm. J. Hardee´s Corps advanced northward from this line to attack...
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Sandy Springs UMC Historic Cemetery
SANDY SPRINGS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH FORMERLY SANDY SPRINGS METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH FOUNDED 1848 HISTORIC CEMETERY MARKED BY ALFRED HOLT COLQUITT CHAPTER U.D.C.JULY 6, 1986...
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The Battle of Peachtree Creek Plaque 6 - The Confederate Attack - Continued
On the right, Harrison placed two regiments across Tanyard Branch, to connect with Candy´s left, and three on the slight rise east of it. Scott´s brigade advanced across the thickly wooded...
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The Battle of Peachtree Creek Plaque 5 - The Confederate Attack
On July 20th, Hood ordered the attack to begin at 1:00 P.M. Hardee and Stewart were to advance, drive the enemy back to the creek, and then west into the angle formed by the creek and the...
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The Battle of Peachtree Creek Plaque 4 - The Federal Advance Cont. - The Change of Command
The Federal Advance - Continued It finally reached the golf course area and deployed with Wood´s brigade on the left, Coburn´s in the center and Harrison´s on the right. Earlier, Newton´s division...
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The Battle of Peachtree Creek Plaque 3 - The Federal Advance
After noon on July 9th, Schofield´s Army of the Ohio (23rd Corps) had forced Johnston to cross the Chattahoochee River that night by a surprise crossing up river at Soap Creek. On the...
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The Battle of Peachtree Creek Plaque 2 - Forces Engaged
The Federal Forces Engaged (Sherman’s right wing) The Army of the Cumberland Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas Fourth Corps. * 2nd Division Brig. Gen. John Newton (Kimball’s, Blake’s and...
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The Battle of Peachtree Creek Plaque 1 - July 20, 1864
The battle of Peachtree Creek was the first of three desperate Confederate attacks on the armies commanded by Maj. General Wm. T. Sherman which were closing in on Atlanta. Although...
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The Burning and Destruction of Atlanta
After capturing Atlanta in September 1864 during the Civil War, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, before leaving Atlanta on the March to the Sea, ordered the destruction of all railroads, factories,...
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The Battles for Atlanta
Between July and Sept. 1864, during the American Civil War, U.S. and Confederate armies struggled for control of Atlanta, the major manufacturing center and railroad hub of the Deep South....
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Oakland Cemetery
In 1850 the City of Atlanta established a public cemetery on this ridge overlooking downtown. Originally know as Atlanta or City Cemetery, the name Oakland was adopted in 1872 because of its many...
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Whittier Cotton Mill and Village
Whittier Cotton Mills of Lowell, Massachusetts opened a new Atlanta factory on this site in 1896. Development of the mill complex included the construction of Whittier Mill Village, a...
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer was founded in 1903 as the first English-speaking congregation in Atlanta. The church´s first building was erected in 1905 near the state capitol. The church...
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