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Grant Park is a 131-acre green space and recreational area and is the fourth-largest park in the city, behind Chastain Park, Freedom Park and Piedmont Park. Zoo Atlanta, established in 1889 and originally known as the Grant Park Zoo, is located in the park and attracts more than 1 million visitors annually.
Roughly bounded by Glenwood and Atlanta Aves., Kelly and Eloise Sts. 33°44′10″N 84°22′18″W / 33.736111°N 84.371667°W / 33.736111; -84.371667 ( Grant Park Historic Atlanta
The Lemuel P. Grant Mansion is a historic house located on St. Paul Avenue between Broyles and Grant streets in the Grant Park neighborhood of Atlanta. It is one of only three antebellum houses in the city of Atlanta still standing in their original locations. It is also by far the closest to what were in the 1860s the Atlanta city limits.
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]
Zoo Atlanta was founded in 1889, when businessman George V. Gress purchased a bankrupt traveling circus and donated the animals to the city of Atlanta. [3] City leaders opted to house the collection in Grant Park, which remains the zoo's present location.
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Over 1,500 IAM members attended the anniversary celebrations in Atlanta. [3] The location for the monument, Grant Park, was chosen due to its prominence in the city, [3] and today the area is a plaza near an entrance for Zoo Atlanta. [2] In 2013, to celebrate the union's 125th anniversary, a new plaque was dedicated for the statue.
The Erskine Memorial Fountain is a public fountain in Grant Park of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Designed by J. Massey Rhind in honor of John Erskine, it was the first public fountain in Atlanta. The fountain was built in 1896 and moved to its current location in 1912.