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Fort Walker

Location:Grant Park, Boulevard and Atlanta Ave, Atlanta
LATITUDE33.730425638
LONGITUDE-84.3685208987
County:Fulton

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FEDERAL SIGNAL STATION

July 22, 1864. When 15th A.C. troops moved W. from line (at Candler St.) to the vacated Confederate line at the Troup Hurt house (at DeGress Ave.), a signal station was established by Lt. Samuel Edge in a tall pine near this site commanding a view of fortified Atlanta.

Lt. Edge reported the advance of Confederate forces astride the R.R. and when the 15th A.C. line was broken, he abandoned the station -- returning to it after the line was restored.

Near this site, in 1885, the battlefield was studied from a tower erected by the artists who created the Cyclorama; this established the viewing point of the big picture.

060-99A GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER 1983
       
 

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