Historic Ground – GHM 060-2 – Fulton. Co. GA
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N 33° 44.988 W 084° 23.310
16S E 741903 N 3737478
Atlanta's first City Hall stood here 1853-1883. Used jointly by Fulton county courts. Located at the State Capitol Square.
Waymark Code: WM2042
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/12/2007
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HISTORIC GROUND
Atlanta's first City Hall stood here 1853-1883. Used jointly by Fulton county courts.
During Atlanta's occupation - Sept. to Nov. 1864 - the 2nd Mass. Regiment, constituting the Provost Guard of Sherman's army, camped in a park on this site.
From here, Sept. 6, 1864, went notice to the civilian population of Atlanta to assembly for registration and evacuation.
Present State Capitol begun 1884; completed 1889. Commissioners turned back $118.43 of a $1,000,000 building appropriation.
GHM 060-2 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1952
Located downtown at the northwest corner of State Capitol Square on Washington St.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: GHM 060-2
Date: 1952
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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