- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- McIntosh Gate historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Clayton County
Memorials--Georgia--Clayton County
McIntosh, William, approximately 1775-1825 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clayton County, 33.54189, -84.35769
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Intersection of Hood Avenue and Moreland Avenue (U.S. 23), on the right when traveling east on Hood Avenue, Fort Gillem
Text of marker: "McINTOSH GATE. Named in honor of Brig. General William McIntosh, U.S. Army, Chief of the Coweta Tribe of the Creek Nation, he negotiated a treaty ceding this territory to the United States, which included the land on which the Depot now stands. The son of a Scotsman, Captain William McIntosh, and a Creek Indian princess, General McIntosh distinguished himself under General Floyd and General Jackson during the War of 1812. Born 1780. Died at the hands of fellow Indians in the spring of 1825. 031-AGD-5 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1957" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_mcintosh-gate
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_mcintosh-gate
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
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