- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- L. P. Grant
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1850/1980
- Subject:
- Portraits
Business people--Georgia--Atlanta
Engineers
Politicians--Georgia--Atlanta
Philanthropists--Georgia--Atlanta
Suits (Clothing)--1880-1890 - People:
- Grant, Lemuel P.
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- [further information on reverse of photograph]
Portrait of engineer, businessman, and philanthropist Lemuel P. Grant, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Lemuel P. Grant (1817-1893) was an engineer, businessman, politician and philanthropist. In 1848, Grant became president of the Georgia Railway and later served as president of the Southern Pacific Railroad. During the Civil War, Grant served as the chief engineer of the Confederate Department of Georgia and was responsible for fortifying the city of Atlanta. Grant was later elected to the Atlanta City Council in 1872 and to the Fulton County Commission in 1886. In 1882, Grant donated one hundred acres of his land in southeast Atlanta to the city for the creation of Atlanta's first park, which is named Grant Park in his honor. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.4394.001
ahc1704394001.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/983
- 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:
- 6 x 9 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
