United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Jackson, Edwin L.1996/2014Location: Washington St. on northwest corner of State Capitol Square, AtlantaText 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"image/jpegenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Historical markers--Georgia--Fulton CountyHistoric sites--Georgia--AtlantaHistoric Ground historical markerStillImage