- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Lemuel Grant (1817-1893)
- Creator:
- Galloway, Tammy
- Date of Original:
- 2004-12-23
- Subject:
- Railroad engineers--Georgia--Atlanta
Philanthropists--Georgia--Atlanta
Confederate States of America--Officials and employees--Georgia--Atlanta
Civic leaders--Georgia--Atlanta
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--History - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Lemuel Grant. Grant was a railroad engineer who designed the fortifications for Atlanta during the Civil War (1861-65). After the war he became a successful businessman and donated much of the land for the city's first park, which is named in his honor.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/lemuel-grant-1817-1893/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Lemuel Grant (1817-1893)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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