Historical Marker

1998 Shining Light Award

Atlanta · Fulton County

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The Story

Atlanta Gas Light and WSB Radio created the Shining Light Award in 1963 to honor Georgians who serve others; each winner picks a spot for a gas lamp like this one. The 1998 honoree was former governor and author Zell Miller.

About this site

1998 Shining Light Award is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County. It is one of 357 historical markers documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.7582, -84.3934 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is CNN (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Glenn Building, Welcome to Centennial Olympic Park, and 1996 Summer Olympics.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.7582, -84.3934 · Atlanta, Fulton County

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