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  2. Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Atlanta Cyclorama and Civil War Museum was a Civil War museum located in Atlanta, Georgia. Its most noted attraction was the Atlanta Cyclorama, a cylindrical panoramic painting of the Battle of Atlanta. As of December 2021, the Cyclorama is located at the Atlanta History Center, while the building is now Zoo Atlanta's Savanna Hall. [3] [4]

  3. List of Confederate monuments and memorials in Georgia

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    One half mile to the west, at the intersection of Monument and McPherson Avenues, is a memorial erected by the U.S. Army for Major General John B. McPherson on the spot at which he was killed by Confederate forces on the same day (July 22, 1864, during the Battle of Atlanta). [4] Westview Cemetery Memorial. Marks the site of the Battle of Ezra ...

  4. Battle of Atlanta - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Atlanta took place during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War on July 22, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia.Continuing their summer campaign to seize the important rail and supply hub of Atlanta, Union forces commanded by William Tecumseh Sherman overwhelmed and defeated Confederate forces defending the city under John Bell Hood.

  5. Historic civil war battles sites have mobile app - AOL

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    ATLANTA (AP) - This week marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Atlanta, one of the key conflicts of the Civil War, and researchers at Emory University's Center for Digital Scholarship have ...

  6. Atlanta History Center - Wikipedia

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    The Atlanta History Center is a history museum and research center located in the Buckhead district of Atlanta, Georgia. The Museum was founded in 1926, and has a large campus featuring historic gardens and houses, including Swan House, Smith Farm, and Wood Family Cabin. Atlanta History Center's Midtown Campus includes the Margaret Mitchell ...

  7. 11 Inspiring Places Around the U.S. to Learn More About Black ...

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    One lesser-known Atlanta museum that should be on everyone’s list is the Madame C.J. Walker Museum, all about the nearly unbelievable story of the first self-made woman millionaire in the United ...

  8. 'A capital place for giants': Museum has village of Atlanta ...

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    A museum telling the story of 'Muffler Men,' roadside attractions from the 1960s and 70s, has opened in Atlanta, Ill., on an original part of Route 66

  9. Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park - Wikipedia

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    Kennesaw Battlefield Park preserves a Civil War battleground of the Atlanta Campaign, and also contains Kennesaw Mountain. It is located at 900 Kennesaw Mountain Drive, between Marietta and Kennesaw, Georgia. The name "Kennesaw" derives from the Cherokee Indian "Gah-nee-sah" meaning "cemetery" or burial ground. [4]