Stone Mountain in DeKalb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Georgia Railroad Depot

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 22, 2025

1. Georgia Railroad Depot Marker

Inscription. Built 1857
Rebuilt 1914

Remodeled and became
Stone Mountain City Hall
in 1964

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 33° 48.4′ N, 84° 10.23′ W. Marker is in Stone Mountain, Georgia, in DeKalb County. It is on Main Street south of Manor Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 922 Main St, Stone Mountain GA 30083, 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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stone Mountain Inn (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Sherman's Neckties (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Stone Mountain City Cemetery Confederate Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Unknown Confederate Dead (approx. 0.4 miles away); Garrard's Cavalry at Stone Mtn. Depot (approx. 0.4 miles away); 150 Confederate Dead (approx. 0.4 miles away); Stone Mountain Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Indian Trail (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stone Mountain.

Georgia Railroad Depot Marker (to the right of the arch in the center of the building) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 22, 2025

2. Georgia Railroad Depot Marker (to the right of the arch in the center of the building)

Georgia Railroad Depot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 22, 2025

3. Georgia Railroad Depot

The north end of the Georgia Railroad Depot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 22, 2025

4. The north end of the Georgia Railroad Depot

The south end of the Georgia Railroad Depot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 22, 2025

5. The south end of the Georgia Railroad Depot

Close up of the archway (looking west) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 22, 2025

6. Close up of the archway (looking west)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 90 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 5, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.