- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Historic Ground historical marker
- Creator:
- Jackson, Edwin L.
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Fulton County
Historic sites--Georgia--Atlanta - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Washington St. on northwest corner of State Capitol Square, Atlanta
Text of marker: "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 Sherman's army, camped in a park on this site. From here, Sept. 6, 1864, went notice to the civilian population of Atlanta to assembly for registration and evacuation. Present State Capitol begun 1884; completed 1889. Commissioners turned back $118.43 of a $1,000,000 building appropriation. 060-2 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1952" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_historic-ground1
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_historic-ground1
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
