Peachtree Street Tour
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Story of Peachtree Street
Historical Timeline
Terminus: Zero Mile Post
Early Atlanta
Whitehall Street
Five Points
Lower Peachtree Street
Candler Building
Winecoff Hotel
The "Stitch"
Fox Theater District
Midtown-Colony Square
First Church of Christ Scientist
Woodruff Arts Center
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Atlanta Freedom Trail
Black Leaders of ATL
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Microsoft / Quarry Yards
MLK Historical Park
Sweet Auburn
Women of Distinction
Historical Timeline of Atlanta
Key dates and events about Atlanta...
1733,
James Oglethorpe
lands in Savannah establishing Georgia, the
13th British Colony
1830s,
Railroads
begin to appear in Georgia
1836, Georgia legislature approves construction of state-owned
"Western & Atlantic Railroad"
to give the
Port of Savannah
"inland reach" to the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys
1837,
Stephen Harriman Long
defines the
138-mile route
and starting point (terminus)
1839,
"Cousin John Thrasher"
builds general store where State Bar of Georgia building is today
1842, Location of terminus
moved about 1,200 feet
to this location
1843,
Marthasville
incorporated
1847,
City of Atlanta
incorporated
1850,
Zero Mile Post
(granite marker) placed at this location
2018, ZMP
relocated
to
Atlanta History Center
(see photo below)
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James Oglethorpe (1696–1785)
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Home
Start Here
Interactive Map
Tour Stops
Story of Peachtree Street
Historical Timeline
Terminus: Zero Mile Post
Early Atlanta
Whitehall Street
Five Points
Lower Peachtree Street
Candler Building
Winecoff Hotel
The "Stitch"
Fox Theater District
Midtown-Colony Square
First Church of Christ Scientist
Woodruff Arts Center
Explore More
Atlanta Freedom Trail
Black Leaders of ATL
KnowATL Dashboard
Microsoft / Quarry Yards
MLK Historical Park
Sweet Auburn
Women of Distinction