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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MWF_the-confederate-attack-cont_Atlanta-GA.html
On the right, Harrison placed two regiments across Tanyard Branch, to connect with Candy´s left, and three on the slight rise east of it. Scott´s brigade advanced across the thickly wooded hills between Northside and Whitehall drives, routing th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MWC_battlefield-of-ezra-church_Atlanta-GA.html
From this point extending three-fourths mile eastward the Confederate troops of Brig. Gen. John C. Brown's & Maj. Gen. Henry D. Clayton's Divisions (seven brigades) of Lieut. Gen. Stephen D. Lee's Corps, formed in line of battle.
From this line…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MML_john-brown-gordon_Atlanta-GA.html
John Brown Gordon, son of the Rev. Zachariah Herndon Gordon and Mrs. Malinda Cox Gordon, was born in Upson County Feb. 6, 1832. He attended a rural school in Walker County, Pleasant Green Academy in Lafayette, and the University of Georgia. He lef…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M1I_fire-station-no-6_Atlanta-GA.html
As a boy Martin Luther King, Jr., played basketball behind Fire Station No. 6 and watched the white crews go out on calls. He and his friends knew that they could not dream of becoming firefighters because of the city's segregation laws. Finally, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HSX_the-march-to-the-sea_Atlanta-GA.html
On November 15, 1864, during the Civil War, U.S. forces under Gen. William T. Sherman set out from Atlanta on the March to the Sea, a military campaign designed to destroy the Confederacy's ability to wage war and break the will of its people to r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E6P_birth-home-of-dr-martin-luther-king-jr_Atlanta-GA.html
Built 1895. Purchased 1909 by Dr. King's maternal grandfather, Dr. A. D. Williams. Birthplace of Dr. King 1929. Acquired with assistance of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 1974. Designated as part of the National Historic Site 1980. Dedicated as part o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E6O_apartment-house_Atlanta-GA.html
This apartment building represents the ups and downs of the Auburn Avenue neighborhood. As property owners started to move away in the 1950s, numerous dwellings gradually fell into disrepair. Since 1982 the National Park Service and various civic …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E59_booker-t-washington_Atlanta-GA.html
Former slave, Principal of Tuskegee Institute and author of Up From Slavery, Washington delivered the Atlanta Exposition Address on September 18, 1895 at this site, the former auditorium of the Cotton States and International Exposition. Washingto…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E0L_the-home_Atlanta-GA.html
Young Martin Luther King. Jr.'s, childhood here was entirely normal. He did his chores and received his allowance. Neighbors often saw him bouncing a ball off the side of the house or riding his bike along the street. He fought with his brother (h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E0K_a-relaxing-atmosphere_Atlanta-GA.html
Auburn Avenue was like a parade ground. Families and friends were constantly visiting back and forth. In the evenings, couples—such as Frank and Eula Kirk, who lived here for 40 years—relazed in rocking chairs and wicker swings as they…