Brown Field in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Birthplace of Allison Nelson

Photographed by David Seibert, October 26, 2008

1. Birthplace of Allison Nelson Marker

Inscription. One mile north where Sandy Creek flows into the Chattahoochee River, was the house of John B. Nelson, owner of Nelson´s Ferry in the 1820´s. His son, Allison Nelson was born there March, 1822. After service in the Mexican War, he was a representative in the Georgia General Assembly (1848 - 1849) & ninth Mayor of Atlanta (1855). Removed to Texas in 1856 where he engaged in Indian warfare & in 1860, became a member of the Texas legislature.

Commissioned Brig. Gen. in the Confederate Army, Sept. 12, 1862, he served until his death near Austin, Lonoke Co., Arkansas, Oct. 7, 1862.

Erected 1992 by Georgia Department of Natural Resources. (Marker Number 060-150.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1822.

Location. 33° 46.683′ N, 84° 31.9′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Brown Field. It is at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (Georgia Route 139) and Distribution Drive, on the left when traveling west on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Atlanta GA 30336, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Johnston’s River Line (approx. 1.8 miles away); Federals Halted by Johnston’s River Line (approx. 1.8 miles away); Georgia Militia on Turner's Ferry Road (approx. 2.4 miles away); Enroute to Jonesboro (approx. 3 miles away); The Mitchell House (approx. 3.3 miles away); Toward the River (approx. 3.3 miles away); The Hedgerows Trail (approx. 3½ miles away); The Carpenter Shop (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Advance of the 17th A.C. Toward the River (was approx. 2.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. This marker replaced an identical marker located at the Bolton Road-Fairburn Road intersection at Sandy Creek, roughly one mile east of the present location.

Photographed by David Seibert, October 26, 2008

2. Birthplace of Allison Nelson Marker

The Chattahoochee River is in the background. (The tower on the right is for an approach to the Fulton County/Charlie Brown Airport.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,813 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 6, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.