Historic Ground

Historic Ground is a Georgia historical marker in Fulton County, dedicated 1952.

At the intersection of Washington St. and MLK Jr. Drive, at the State Capitol Building in Atlanta.

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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, (US) 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 assemble for registration and evacuation. Present State Capitol begun 1884; completed 1889. Commissioners turned back $118.43 of a $1,000,000 building appropriation.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1842 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1845 · Georgia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1856 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1874 · Military Operations of the Atlanta Campaign. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Historical map (Stanford Libraries)

Georgia, 1856, covering the location of Historic Ground, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Georgia, 1856, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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This historical marker is part of the Georgia Historical Marker Program and was erected by the Georgia Historical Commission. Marker texts and locations come from the Society's own marker database.

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On the National Register nearby

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