Benjamin H. Hill Monument

Collection:: Atlanta History Photograph Collection
Title:: Benjamin H. Hill Monument
Creator:: Unknown
Publisher:: Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
Date of Original:: 1941
Subject:: Monuments and memorials--Georgia--Atlanta
Statues--Georgia--Atlanta
Streets--Georgia--Atlanta
Sidewalks--Atlanta--Georgia
Trees--Georgia--Atlanta
Hill, Benjamin H. (Benjamin Harvey), 1823-1882--Statues
Location:: United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Peachtree Street, 33.798452, -84.3910732
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, West Peachtree Street, 33.795408, -84.3877615
Medium:: photographs
Type:: Still Image
Format:: image/jpeg
Description:: View of the Benjamin H. Hill monument at the southern intersection of Peachtree and West Peachtree Streets in Atlanta, Georgia.
Benjamin Harvey Hill (1823-1882) was an attorney and politician. In 1851, Hill was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives as a member of the Whig Party. In 1859, he was elected to the Georgia Senate as a Unionist. When the Confederate government was formed, he became a member of the Confederate Provisional Congress and was subsequently elected to the Confederate States Senate. After the end of the Civil War, Hill became a Democratic and spoke out against Reconstruction. He later served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1875 to 1877, and then as a member of the United States Senate from 1877 until his death in 1882.
Local Identifier:: VIS 170.2413.001
ahc1702413001
Metadata URL:: http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/2775
Additional Rights Information:: This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
Extent:: 5 x 7 in.
Original Collection:: Atlanta History Photograph Collection
Holding Institution:: Atlanta History Center
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