Historical Marker

Lynching in America / Lynching of Mack Henry Brown

Roswell · Fulton County · Erected 2021

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The Story

Mack Henry Brown, a 40-year-old Black handyman, was abducted by white men in 1936 over a baseless accusation. His body was found near Vickery Creek that December; no one was ever held accountable.

About this site

Lynching in America / Lynching of Mack Henry Brown is a historical marker in Roswell, Fulton County, erected in 2021. 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 34.0058, -84.3489 near Roswell. The nearest cataloged historic site is Army of the Tennessee at Roswell (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Roberts, Isaac, House, McPherson’s Troops at Shallow Ford, and Garrard’s Cav. & Newton’s Division.

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

📍 34.0058, -84.3489 · Roswell, Fulton County

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