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Atlanta Fortifications

This line of breastworks is a remnant of the city fortifications occupied by Confederate forces during the siege of Atlanta July 22 - August 25, 1864. The line, which completely encircled the...

This line of breastworks is a remnant of the city fortifications occupied by Confederate forces during the siege of Atlanta July 22 - August 25, 1864. The line, which completely encircled...

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Confederate Arsenal

Location of the Confederate Arsenal 1863 - 64 Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com. Original page, with additional info, here. Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.

Location of the Confederate Arsenal 1863 - 64 Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com. Original page, with additional info, here. Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.

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Captain E. P. Howell's Battery - Battle of Peachtree Creek

This site marks the location of the Confederate troops, Captain E. P. Howell´s Battery during the Battle of Peachtree Creek, July 20, 1864 In the siege of Atlanta the Confederate Forces numbered...

This site marks the location of the Confederate troops, Captain E. P. Howell´s Battery during the Battle of Peachtree Creek, July 20, 1864 In the siege of Atlanta the Confederate Forces...

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Here the First Confederate Flag was Unfurled in Georgia

The ladies of an illustrious company leaving Montgomery, Ala. After the Confederate Congress adopted the Stars and Bars March 4, 1961 Had the West Point train stopped at Grantville, GA. To buy...

The ladies of an illustrious company leaving Montgomery, Ala. After the Confederate Congress adopted the Stars and Bars March 4, 1961 Had the West Point train stopped at Grantville, GA. To...

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Westview Receive Vault

Built in 1888 when the cemetery was 4 years old. Dimensions: length, 25 feet: Width, 30 feet: height, 18 feet; normal capacity: 36. Until the early 20th century, roads through the cemetery were...

Built in 1888 when the cemetery was 4 years old. Dimensions: length, 25 feet: Width, 30 feet: height, 18 feet; normal capacity: 36. Until the early 20th century, roads through the cemetery were...

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The History of the City of Sandy Springs, Georgia

Sandy Springs, Georgia, the unincorporated community just north of Atlanta, began a 30-year campaign for incorporation when the City of Atlanta tried to annex the area in the 1970s. The Committee...

Sandy Springs, Georgia, the unincorporated community just north of Atlanta, began a 30-year campaign for incorporation when the City of Atlanta tried to annex the area in the 1970s. The Committee...

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Site of Captain Overton W. Barret's battery of Missouri

Because of this elevation, Barret´s troops were able to communicate with Mountain by signal. Also this site was a fort in Atlanta city defense works July - August, 1864 In Commemoration - CLARK...

Because of this elevation, Barret´s troops were able to communicate with Mountain by signal. Also this site was a fort in Atlanta city defense works July - August, 1864 In Commemoration -...

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Bethsaida Baptist Church and Cemetery

Bethsaida Baptist Church, formed in 1829, was led by itinerant preachers traveling in the area. In April, 1843, John S. Dodd, was called to pastor the church on a permanent basis. He faithfully...

Bethsaida Baptist Church, formed in 1829, was led by itinerant preachers traveling in the area. In April, 1843, John S. Dodd, was called to pastor the church on a permanent basis. He...

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John B. Gordon

John Brown Gordon, son of the Rev. Zacheriah Herndon Gordon and Mrs. Malianda Cox Gordon, was born in Upson County February 6, 1832. He attended a rural school in Walker County. Pleasant Green...

John Brown Gordon, son of the Rev. Zacheriah Herndon Gordon and Mrs. Malianda Cox Gordon, was born in Upson County February 6, 1832. He attended a rural school in Walker County. Pleasant...

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To Robert Burns

To Robert Burns Immortal Scottish Bard-Ardent Freemason (1759-1796) Here in 1910, was erected by the Burns Club of Atlanta, Georgia, a building unique in the world - the only exact replica of the...

To Robert Burns Immortal Scottish Bard-Ardent Freemason (1759-1796) Here in 1910, was erected by the Burns Club of Atlanta, Georgia, a building unique in the world - the only exact replica of the...

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The Storyteller at park in Buckhead

Local lore has recorded that in 1838 a hunter hung a deer´s head at about this location in front of Irby´s Tavern. The Henry Irby family owned 803 surrounding acres and the area was designated...

Local lore has recorded that in 1838 a hunter hung a deer´s head at about this location in front of Irby´s Tavern. The Henry Irby family owned 803 surrounding acres and the area was...

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The Sandy Springs

This community is named form the natural spring bubbling up through clear white sand in the meadow below. The Springs were a Cherokee and Creek Indian campsite which became the property of the...

This community is named form the natural spring bubbling up through clear white sand in the meadow below. The Springs were a Cherokee and Creek Indian campsite which became the property of...

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The Saga of Gold Tooth John

First the Cherokee Indians were here. Then the White settlers were here. Among the first of these was Edwin Plaster who built his home near here. He grew cotton on this plot of land, and built the...

First the Cherokee Indians were here. Then the White settlers were here. Among the first of these was Edwin Plaster who built his home near here. He grew cotton on this plot of land, and built...

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The Georgian Terrace Hotel

Built by Atlanta native Joseph Gatins and designed by New York architect, W. L Stoddard, the Terrace opened October 2, 1911. Over the years most of Atlanta´s famous Visitors have chosen the...

Built by Atlanta native Joseph Gatins and designed by New York architect, W. L Stoddard, the Terrace opened October 2, 1911. Over the years most of Atlanta´s famous Visitors have chosen the...

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Talmadge Plaza

IN HONOR OF HERMAN EUGENE TALMADGE 1912 - 2002 LAWYER, FARMER, STATESMAN GOVERNOR 1947, 1948 - 1955 UNITED STATES SENATOR 1957 - 1981 "EVER FAITHFUL TO GEORGIA, HE BELONGS TO THE AGES."...

IN HONOR OF HERMAN EUGENE TALMADGE 1912 - 2002 LAWYER, FARMER, STATESMAN GOVERNOR 1947, 1948 - 1955 UNITED STATES SENATOR 1957 - 1981 "EVER FAITHFUL TO GEORGIA, HE BELONGS TO THE...

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Robert Woodruff - Shining Light Award

1974 SHINING LIGHT AWARD IN HONOR OF ROBERT W. WOODRUFF BUSINESS GENIUS. COUNSELOR OF PRESIDENTS. SPORTSMAN, HUMANITARIAN. BENEFACTOR OF EDUCATION, MEDICINE AND THE ARTS. HE ENLARGED THE VISION...

1974 SHINING LIGHT AWARD IN HONOR OF ROBERT W. WOODRUFF BUSINESS GENIUS. COUNSELOR OF PRESIDENTS. SPORTSMAN, HUMANITARIAN. BENEFACTOR OF EDUCATION, MEDICINE AND THE ARTS. HE ENLARGED THE VISION...

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Baltimore Block

Baltimore Block was built in 1885 by Jacob J. Rosenthal. Named for the developer´s hometown, the row houses were Atlanta´s first apartment-type development and the first to be based on a long-term...

Baltimore Block was built in 1885 by Jacob J. Rosenthal. Named for the developer´s hometown, the row houses were Atlanta´s first apartment-type development and the first to be based on a...

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Georgia Institute of Technology

Established by Act of the General Assembly Oct. 13, 1885: site selected Oct. 20, 1886. Administration Building erected, 1887. First session, Oct. 7, 1888. In July, August 1864, this site was...

Established by Act of the General Assembly Oct. 13, 1885: site selected Oct. 20, 1886. Administration Building erected, 1887. First session, Oct. 7, 1888. In July, August 1864, this site was...

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Federal Signal Station

July 22, 1864. When 15th A.C. troops moved W. from line (at Candler St.) to the vacated Confederate line at the Troup Hurt house (at DeGress Ave.), a signal station was established by Lt. Samuel...

July 22, 1864. When 15th A.C. troops moved W. from line (at Candler St.) to the vacated Confederate line at the Troup Hurt house (at DeGress Ave.), a signal station was established by Lt. Samuel...

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The Troup Hurt House

The plantation house of Geo. M.T. Hurt, begun the Summer of 1862, never completed & never occupied as a residence, stood on the site of the stone church. It faced the Decatur Rd. July 18, 1864. A...

The plantation house of Geo. M.T. Hurt, begun the Summer of 1862, never completed & never occupied as a residence, stood on the site of the stone church. It faced the Decatur Rd. July 18, 1864....

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