Grant Park in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Rev. Dr. Henry Carr Hornady
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2012
1. Rev. Dr. Henry Carr Hornady Marker
First Baptist Church, Atlanta, 1860-1867
LaGrange Baptist Church, 1867-1871
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General Agent, Mercer Univ., 1871-1873
Pastor, Third Baptist Church, Atlanta, 1879
Editor, Cherokee Baptist Landmark Banner
In the dark days after Sherman's Army burned Atlanta, Henry Carr Hornady provided leadership and helped to feed the destitute in the city. His sermons and public statements offered Atlanta's desolate citizens a message of hope and new prosperity to come.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.
Location. 33° 44.841′ N, 84° 22.359′ 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: Augusta National Golf Club (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bobby Jones Story (within shouting distance of this marker); The Legacy of Bobby Jones
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Also see . . .
1. Hornady Family Info. (Submitted on April 27, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Historic Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta. (Submitted on April 27, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2012
2. Rev. Dr. Henry Carr Hornady Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2012
3. Nina Laura Hornady Marker
National Society U.S. Daughters of 1812
In Henry Carr Hornady Plot
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 888 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 27, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
