Historical Marker

William Ambrose Wright

Atlanta · Fulton County · Erected 1930

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This memorial tree and tablet honor William Ambrose Wright, a Confederate officer who served an extraordinary fifty years as Georgia's Comptroller General, longer than anyone elected in the state, until his death in 1929.

About this site

William Ambrose Wright is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1930. 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 33.7491, -84.3878 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is “Expelled Because of Color” (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Georgia State Capitol, Liberty Plaza, and The Great Seal of Georgia.

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

📍 33.7491, -84.3878 · Atlanta, Fulton County

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