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Grant Park
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By Felch Dumas, August 11, 2008 | |
| | | 1. Grant Park Marker | | |
Inscription. Named for Col. Lemuel P. Grant (1817-1893), pioneer railroad builder and public-spirited citizen of Atlanta, who donated to the city 87.5 of this area for a park May 17, 1883. An additional 44 acres acquired by purchase from Col. Grant, increased it to 131.5 acres April 4, 1890.
Grant Park has the national distinction of being the location of one of the few extant cycloramas – the subject of which memorializes the major engagement fought by Confederate and Federal forces in the environs of the city – the Battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864.
Erected 1983 by Georgia Historic Marker. (Marker Number 060-107.)
Location. 33° 44.165′ N, 84° 22.41′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. Marker is at the intersection of Cherokee Avenue and Grant Park Entrance, on the right when traveling north on Cherokee Avenue. Click for map. This marker is located at the entrance to Grant Park from Cherokee Avenue. Marker is in this post office area: Atlanta GA 30319, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. This Line of Breastworks (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Walker (approx. half a mile away); Roosevelt High School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Burial Ground of Congregation Ahavath Achim (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Hanging of Andrews Raiders (approx. 0.8 miles away); Rev. Dr. Henry Carr Hornady (approx. 0.8 miles away); Martha Lumpkin Compton (approx. 0.8 miles away); Oakland Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Atlanta. |
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By Felch Dumas, August 11, 2008 | |
| | | 2. Grant Park Marker | | |
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By Felch Dumas, August 11, 2008 | |
| | | 3. View of Cyclorama | | Located in Grant Park next to Zoo Atlanta. | | |
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By Felch Dumas, August 11, 2008 | |
| | | 4. One of the Cannons at the Grant Park Marker | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on August 14, 2008, by Felch Dumas of Decatur, Georgia. This page has been viewed 681 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 14, 2008, by Felch Dumas of Decatur, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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