This map is brought to you by Barb P. aka Suellen O'Hara, India Wilkes and Olivia Butler. This map is not meant to be taken as fact as to what Atlanta, Georgia actually looked like at the time Gone With the Wind took place. This is merely a reference for those in the RPG so that things can visually fall into place. Any comments or suggestions regarding the below map can be directed to Barb by clicking on the hyperlink above or emailing the list owner.
Note: Town sprawled itself around junction of the
railroads in its center.
(5 muddy red roads that crossed near the depot)
| Methodist Church/ Cemetery |
Boarding House (Women) | Dr. Meade | Mortuary | Catholic Church/ Cemetery |
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| Washington Street (Residences past businesses on both ends) |
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| Atlanta Gas Light Company | School | Baptist Church/ Cemetery |
Boarding House | Atlanta Medical College | |||||
| Blacksmith | Livery | Telegraph/ Post Office |
Realtor/ Land Office |
Atlanta Hotel (High Quality) | Newspaper Atlanta Daily Intelligencer |
Tailor's | Dress Shop | Bakery | Jail |
| Peachtree Street (Residences past businesses on both ends) |
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| Firehouse | Feed Store | Gunsmith | Mercantile | Barber | Bank | Drugstore | Marthasville Hotel (Lower quality) | Nightclub | Belle's Saloon |
Train Depot
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City Carriage House |
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| Peachtree Trail (up on ridge) (Residences) |
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| Ivy Street (Residences) |
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Western & Atlantic Railroad - 138-mile Georgia route from Atlanta to Chattanooga;
the line was open to traffic by 1850.
The Georgia Railroad extends from Augusta, Georgia. The head of navigation on the Savannah
River to the Western and Atlantic Railroad-which it joins--near Decatur. Length 165 miles.
Length of W & A R.R. 130 miles-making the total distance from the navigable waters of
the Atlantic to those of the Mississippi 295 miles
Atlanta Medical College - Chartered in 1854
Atlanta Gas Light Company - Streets of Atlanta were gas lit for the first time on December 25, 1855; company was officially incorporated in 1856.
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