McIntosh Gate GHM 031-AGD-5
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Markerman62
N 33° 37.684 W 084° 18.866
16S E 749117 N 3724152
Just off US 23 inside the gate on Hood Avenue in the former Fort Gillem/Atlanta General Depot.
Waymark Code: WMNRTD
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 04/26/2015
Views: 4
Named in honor of Brig. General William McIntosh, U.S. Army. Chief of the Coweta Tribe of the Creek Nation, he negotiated a treaty ceding this territory to the United States, which included the land on which the Depot now stands. The son of a Scotsman, Captain William McIntosh, and a Creek Indian princess, General McIntosh distinguished himself under General Floyd and General Jackson during the War of 1812. Born 1780. Died at the hands of fellow Indians in the spring of 1825.
Type of Marker: Building
Marker #: 031-AGD-5
Date: 1957
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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