Grant Park in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Martha Lumpkin Compton
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2012
1. Martha Lumpkin Compton Monument
Martha Lumpkin Compton
August 25, 1827 - February 13, 1917
Wife of
Thomas M. Compton
Daughter of
Governor Wilson Lumpkin
and his wife
Annis Hopson Lumpkin
In honor of this lady, Atlanta was
once named Marthasville
Erected by the Compton Family.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1998.
Location. 33° 44.843′ N, 84° 22.462′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Grant Park. It can be reached from Martin Luther King Junior Drive Southeast. Marker is in Oakland Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 248 Oakland Avenue SE, Atlanta GA 30312, 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gravesite of Maynard Holbook Jackson, Jr., the First African American Mayor of Atlanta (within shouting distance of this marker); Hibernian Benevolent Society of Atlanta, Ga. (within shouting distance of this marker); Oakland Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Rev. Dr. Henry Carr Hornady
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Historic Oakland Cemetery (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . .
1. Martha Lumpkin Compton MSS at Atlanta History Center. (Submitted on April 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Martha Lumpkin Compton MSS at Emory University. (Submitted on April 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Historic Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta. (Submitted on April 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2012
2. Martha Lumpkin Compton Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2012
3. Martha Lumpkin Compton Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 932 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
