United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Auburn Avenue, 33.755509, -84.376596Unknown1879"Shermantown is a random collection of huts forming a dense negro settlement in the heart of an otherwise attractive place and named after Sherman's barracks."View of an engraving depicting life in an area of Atlanta, Georgia known as Shermantown.shanty; hut; african american; life; poor; povertyShermantown, named after General William T. Sherman, was a late 19th-century African American shantytown in what is now the Sweet Auburn neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia.image/jpegVIS 170.917.001ahc170917001a.jpgAtlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Centerhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Atlanta History Photograph CollectionDrawing--Georgia--AtlantaAfrican Americans--1870-1880Houses--Georgia--AtlantaShermantownStillImage