Historical Marker

Historic Reconciliation

Atlanta · Fulton County

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The Story

Here in 1886, at the unveiling of a statue to Senator Benjamin H. Hill, General James Longstreet rode up unannounced and embraced Jefferson Davis on the platform, publicly healing a bitter postwar rift between the two former Confederate leaders.

About this site

Historic Reconciliation 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 33.7629, -84.3872 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Farlinger (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Capital City Club, Imperial Hotel, and Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

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

📍 33.7629, -84.3872 · Atlanta, Fulton County
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