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Federal Right Wing

The right wing of the Army of the Cumberland 14th and 20th A.C. was also the rt. of Sherman´s forces moving on Atlanta from N. & E. The 14th and 20th having crossed the river at Pace´s Fy. July...

The right wing of the Army of the Cumberland 14th and 20th A.C. was also the rt. of Sherman´s forces moving on Atlanta from N. & E. The 14th and 20th having crossed the river at Pace´s Fy. July...

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Old Milton County

This was the Courthouse of Milton County at the time it was merged with Fulton County Jan. 1, 1932. When the County was created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 18, 1857, it was named for Homer V....

This was the Courthouse of Milton County at the time it was merged with Fulton County Jan. 1, 1932. When the County was created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 18, 1857, it was named for Homer V....

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Palmer's & Hooker's A.C. Cross the Chattahoochee

July 17. 1864. Wood´s 4th A.C. div. moved S. to this point from Power´s Fy. (3 mi. N.) to cover the crossing of Palmer´s 14th A.C. Hooker´s 20th, followed the 14th on the 2 pontoon bridges at the...

July 17. 1864. Wood´s 4th A.C. div. moved S. to this point from Power´s Fy. (3 mi. N.) to cover the crossing of Palmer´s 14th A.C. Hooker´s 20th, followed the 14th on the 2 pontoon bridges at...

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Old Campbell County

Fulton County Jan. 1, 1932. When the County was created by Acts of the Legislature Dec. 20 & 22, 1828, the site was at Campbellton on the Chattahoochee but it was moved to Fairburn in 1870. The...

Fulton County Jan. 1, 1932. When the County was created by Acts of the Legislature Dec. 20 & 22, 1828, the site was at Campbellton on the Chattahoochee but it was moved to Fairburn in 1870. The...

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Wood's & Newton's Divs. at Peachtree Creek

July 19, 1864. Wood´s & Newton´s 4th A.C. divs. moving S. from Buckhead to effect crossings at Peachtree Cr. found the bridge burned. Wood improvised one & crossed two brigades which after a sharp...

July 19, 1864. Wood´s & Newton´s 4th A.C. divs. moving S. from Buckhead to effect crossings at Peachtree Cr. found the bridge burned. Wood improvised one & crossed two brigades which after a sharp...

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Between the Peachtree Creek Forks

July 19, 1864. The march of Stanley´s division (4th AC.) on the Old Cheshire Bridge Road from Buckhead was delayed by the burning bridge at N. Fork, Peachtree Cr. Opposition by Confederate cavalry...

July 19, 1864. The march of Stanley´s division (4th AC.) on the Old Cheshire Bridge Road from Buckhead was delayed by the burning bridge at N. Fork, Peachtree Cr. Opposition by Confederate cavalry...

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Site of Old Cheshire Bridge

The original Cheshire Bridge Road crossing North Fork Peachtree Creek at this point, was the rout taken by two divisions of Howard´s 4th A. C. moving to occupy a gap in the Federal line between...

The original Cheshire Bridge Road crossing North Fork Peachtree Creek at this point, was the rout taken by two divisions of Howard´s 4th A. C. moving to occupy a gap in the Federal line...

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Hightower (Etowah) Trail

At this point the noted Hightower (Etowah) Trail crossed today´s Azalea drive. With connections from Charleston via August, the old thoroughfare ran through to reach the Indian towns of...

At this point the noted Hightower (Etowah) Trail crossed today´s Azalea drive. With connections from Charleston via August, the old thoroughfare ran through to reach the Indian towns of...

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Old Cheshire Bridge Road

In 1864 the Old Cheshire Bridge Rd., leading E. from Buckhead generally on the trace of the present E. Pace´s Fy. Rd., crossed this area & ran S.E. to N. Fork Peachtree Cr. & beyond. Howard´s 4th...

In 1864 the Old Cheshire Bridge Rd., leading E. from Buckhead generally on the trace of the present E. Pace´s Fy. Rd., crossed this area & ran S.E. to N. Fork Peachtree Cr. & beyond. Howard´s 4th...

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Historic Ground

Atlanta´s first City Hall stood here 1853-1883. Used jointly by Fulton county courts. During Atlanta´s occupation - Sept. to Nov. 1864 - the 2nd Mass. Regiment, constituting the Provost Guard of...

Atlanta´s first City Hall stood here 1853-1883. Used jointly by Fulton county courts. During Atlanta´s occupation - Sept. to Nov. 1864 - the 2nd Mass. Regiment, constituting the Provost Guard of...

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Gilbert Memorial Cemetery

This monument marks the site of the Gilbert Cemetery, originally a one-acre plot set aside by Jerimiah S. Gilbert for burials. He acquired the land in 1861 from his father. Throughout the...

This monument marks the site of the Gilbert Cemetery, originally a one-acre plot set aside by Jerimiah S. Gilbert for burials. He acquired the land in 1861 from his father. Throughout...

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Immaculate Conception Church

First Catholic Church in the Atlanta area and the oldest complete building standing in downtown Atlanta. The church was established in 1848. The first building, a frame structure, was erected here...

First Catholic Church in the Atlanta area and the oldest complete building standing in downtown Atlanta. The church was established in 1848. The first building, a frame structure, was erected here...

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James J. Andrews

James J. Andrews, leader of the Andrews Raiders, was executed a few feet southeast on June 7, 1862. Andrews a native of Hancock County, now West Virginia, was a civilian spy for the Union Army who...

James J. Andrews, leader of the Andrews Raiders, was executed a few feet southeast on June 7, 1862. Andrews a native of Hancock County, now West Virginia, was a civilian spy for the Union Army who...

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Confederate Battery Position

This battery was one of several cavarly outpost maintained by Wheeler´s Cavalery (CSA) to watch the ferries and fords along the Chattahoochee River in 1864. This battery position consisted of a...

This battery was one of several cavarly outpost maintained by Wheeler´s Cavalery (CSA) to watch the ferries and fords along the Chattahoochee River in 1864. This battery position consisted of a...

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Fulton County

Fulton County was created out of DeKalb County by an Act of the Legislature approved December 20, 1853 (as amended and corrected by the Act of February 7, 1854). The City of Atlanta was made the...

Fulton County was created out of DeKalb County by an Act of the Legislature approved December 20, 1853 (as amended and corrected by the Act of February 7, 1854). The City of Atlanta was made the...

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Fort Peachtree, War of 1812

One of a line of forts hastily constructed during the war of 1812 to control the Creek Indians who were in alliance with the British. Fort Peachtree occupied the summit northeast of the confluence...

One of a line of forts hastily constructed during the war of 1812 to control the Creek Indians who were in alliance with the British. Fort Peachtree occupied the summit northeast of the confluence...

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Saint Luke's Episcopal Church 1864-1964

The Rev Charles Todd Quintard, Surgeon and priest severing as chaplain in the Confederate Army, organized St. Luke´s Parish Easter Monday, March 28, 1864. Confederate troops erected first building...

The Rev Charles Todd Quintard, Surgeon and priest severing as chaplain in the Confederate Army, organized St. Luke´s Parish Easter Monday, March 28, 1864. Confederate troops erected first building...

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Historic Utoy Church

Utoy Primitive Baptist Church, the oldest Baptist Church in present Fulton County, was constituted August 15, 1824, in a log house just west of here. The church was moved to its present location...

Utoy Primitive Baptist Church, the oldest Baptist Church in present Fulton County, was constituted August 15, 1824, in a log house just west of here. The church was moved to its present location...

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Margaret Mitchell

Margaret Mitchell (November 8, 1900 - August 16, 1949) spent her girlhood and young ladyhood in the home of her father, which stood here. Her family had lived in Atlanta since the city´s earliest...

Margaret Mitchell (November 8, 1900 - August 16, 1949) spent her girlhood and young ladyhood in the home of her father, which stood here. Her family had lived in Atlanta since the city´s...

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Montgomery Cemetery

On the rise above this marker is the family cemetery of Major J. M. C Montgomery (1770-1842) probably the first white man to settle permanently in what is now Fulton County. A soldier in the War...

On the rise above this marker is the family cemetery of Major J. M. C Montgomery (1770-1842) probably the first white man to settle permanently in what is now Fulton County. A soldier in the...

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