United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Central Avenue, 33.653125, -84.396762unknown1965View of the Zero Mile Post, Atlanta's oldest landmark, dating back to 1850, standing at the railroad track under the Central Avenue viaduct in Atlanta, Georgiapost, Stephen Harriman Long, Terminus, Georgia railroad, Forsyth, Magnolia, marker, notice; Georgia Historical CommissionThe Zero Mile Post marks the Southeastern Terminus of the Western and Atlantic Railroad as it stood in 1842. A settlement began around the 1842 location, known as Terminus, and later incorporated as Marthasville in 1843. In 1847 the name was changed to Atlanta, and the city limits were defined on a radius from the post marker.image/jpegVIS 170.1617.001ahc1701617001a.jpgAtlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Centerhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Atlanta History Photograph CollectionSigns (Notices)--Georgia--AtlantaHistoric sites--Georgia--AtlantaRailroads--Georgia--AtlantaMonuments and memorials--Georgia--AtlantaZero Mile PostStillImage