- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Fort McPherson
- Contributor to Resource:
- Courtesy of Garrison Public Affairs Office, Fort McPherson
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Fortification--Georgia--Atlanta
Fort McPherson (Ga.)
United States. Army Forces Command
Buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
United States. Army
Chapels--Georgia--Atlanta
Church buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
United States. Army--Buildings
Atlanta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The chapel at Fort McPherson, an army command center located south of Atlanta from 1885 until 2011.
Photograph of the chapel at Fort McPherson, an army command center south of the city of Atlanta, Georgia. It is a simple brick structure with a small covered entrance.
Fort McPherson is home to the headquarters of the U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM), which is responsible for the command and control, unit training, and operational readiness of the active army, National Guard, and reserve. As the home of the Third Army, Fort McPherson is one of the largest command centers in the U.S. military. The installation occupies nearly 500 acres in southwest Atlanta, Georgia, between the downtown area and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/fort-mcpherson/5-1-2/
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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