United States, Georgia, Fulton County, East Point, 33.67955, -84.43937Unknown1915View of an ammunition magazine at Fort McPherson army base in East Point, Georgia.ammunition; magazine; mcpherson; east point; shed;In 1885, the United States Army acquired land approximately four miles south of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, for the establishment of a military installation. Construction began the following year on a complex designed by Captain Joshua West Jacobs of the United States Army. The first barracks were finished in 1889 and troops soon occupied the site. The military installation was named in honor of Union Major General James McPherson, who was killed in action during the Battle of Atlanta in 1864.image/jpegVIS 170.3613.001ahc1703613001Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Centerhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Atlanta History Photograph CollectionMilitary facilities--Georgia--East PointMilitary facilities--Georgia--Fulton CountyTreesBuildings--GeorgiaFort McPherson (Ga.)Fort McPhersonStillImage