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Georgia Railroad Depot

This is one of the oldest buildings in downtown Atlanta. It was completed on April 22, 1869, and served as the main freight depot for the Georgia Railroad. Corput and Bass, architects,...

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Howard's March to Jonesboro

Aug. 1864. Howard´s Army of the Tenn. [US] having abandoned siege operations on the W. side of Atlanta, moved S. in a flanking march to cut the West Point R.R. at & below Shadnor Ch. On the 30th,...

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Howard's Corps at Nancy's Creek

July 18, 1864. The 4th A.C. marching from Crossroads Church to Buckhead, encountered a spirited opposition by Confederate cavalry & artillery S. of Mt. Paren Rd. On reaching the creek Newton´s...

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Shadnor Baptist Church

Organized in 1840 as the New Hope Baptist Church; named changed to Shadnor, 1853. The original log structure that stood a short distance north of present one, was a prominent landmark during...

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Site: Old Red Oak P.O.-1864

1864 - Siege operations on the Atlanta front having failed, the Federal Army moved against the 2 R. R. South of it. Howard´s Army of the Tennessee, Thomas´ Army of the Cumberland and Schofield´s...

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Mt. Gilead M.E. Church Organized 1824

In 1864, the building at this location was a prominent landmark in the final phases of Federal military operations against Atlanta. Three Federal army corps marched this way enroute to Red Oak...

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Dry Pond

An old Campbell County crossroad cited in James P. Snell´s Diary as "a one-horse settlement with no pond, but two or three houses and blacksmith shop´‘~~ a landmark in movement of Howard´s Army of...

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Site: Utoy Post Office On Old Sandtown Rd.

Est. March l836; discontinued July 7, 1866; a stop on the Decatur, Marthasville (Atlanta) White Hall & Sandtown stagecoach route in intervening years; also a landmark in the movement of Federal...

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Enroute to Jonesboro

Aug 26, 1864. The Federal Army of the Tenn., (15th, 16th and 17th corps) enroute to Fairburn and Jonesboro, camped on and near, the Wilson plantation. Gen. John A. Logan (15th A.C.)...

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The Siege Lifted

On Aug. 26th, 1864, after 35 days of futile siege operations, the Federals withdrew from their lines North and West of Atlanta, and a wide flanking march, moved against the two railroads...

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Confederate Intrenchments: 1864

This line of earthworks in Adams Park is one of the few remaining sections of the exterior portion of Atlanta´s defenses designed 5 a barrier to Federal attempts to cut the two railroads...

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The Embattled Ridge

August 6, 1864. The ridge just south (densely wooded at the time) was fortified and held by General W.B. Bate´s division, Hardee´s A.C. [Confederate]. It extended west from the Atlanta to East...

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Howard's March to Buckhead

July 18, 1864. Howard´s 4th A.C. left Crossroads Ch 4:30 A.M., Newton´s div leading, followed by Stanley´s and Wood´s. Just below Mt. Paren rd. Newton´s column was assailed by Williams´...

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Battle of Utoy Creek

Federal siege operations not only involved the encircling line of Atlanta´s defenses, but threatened the two railroads South West of the city. Pursuant thereto, Federal forces after the battle of...

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Valley of Utoy Creek

Federal conducting siege operations on North and West fronts of Atlanta´s fortified lines were, at intervals, moved South toward East Point, in attempts to seize 2 railroads the entered the...

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Battle of Ezra Church Right of 15th Corps

July 28, 1864. This marks the extreme right of Howard´s Army of the Tennessee during the Battle of Ezra Church. Lightburn´s brigade of H. L. Smith´s div., Logan´s A. C., occupied the immediate...

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Birthplace of Allison Nelson

One mile north where Sandy Creek flows into the Chattahoochee River, was the house of John B. Nelson, owner of Nelson´s Ferry in the 1820´s. His son, Allison Nelson was born there March,...

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4th & 23d A.C. Advance

Howard´s 4th A.C. was aligned along this ridge (Mt. Veron Rd.) from a point 0.5 mi N.E. of Cross Ch. To 1.5 mi. S.W. at the river. These troops reached the Chattahoochee at Power´s &...

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Battle of Ezra Church Gen. J. C. Brown's Div.

July 28, 1864. The 4 brigades of Brown´s Div., S. D. Lee´s A. C. [CSA], deployed in this area, made the initial assaults on the Federal right flank posted on the ridge just N. E. Their...

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Atlanta Women's Club

The Atlanta Women´s Club, organized November 11, 1895, was inspired by a council meeting in Atlanta of the General Federation of Women´s Clubs during the Cotton States and International...

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