Palmetto in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Palmetto

Photographed by David Seibert, August 24, 2009

1. Palmetto Marker

Inscription. Palmetto was named by a member of the Palmetto Guards, a Regiment from South Carolina enroute to the Mexican War. This was in appreciation of the hospitality shown them by the community while encamped here in January, 1847

Erected by Works Progress Administration (WPA). (Marker Number 29 I-B.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, Mexican-American. In addition, it is included in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1847.

Location. 33° 31.046′ N, 84° 40.174′ W. Marker is in Palmetto, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 29) and Fayetteville Road, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. The marker is located at a Confederate Monument, in a park adjacent to the old Palmetto Depot. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Palmetto GA 30268, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

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 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Confederate Army of Tennessee (here, next to this marker); Willis Pentecost Menefee (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ramah Baptist Church

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); Palmer Family Cemetery (approx. 5.3 miles away); Campbell County World War Monument (approx. 5½ miles away); The History of This Bell (approx. 6 miles away); Celebrating Fairburn's History (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palmetto.

Photographed by David Seibert, August 24, 2009

2. Palmetto Marker

The Confederate Monument in Palmetto; the marker stands in front of the monument, on Main Street (US 29).

Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,578 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 7, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.