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This humble railroad stake marked mile zero of the Western & Atlantic line, and the rough settlement that grew around it became Terminus, then Marthasville, and finally Atlanta. In effect, a surveyor's point gave birth to a major American city.
Zero Mile Post is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1958. 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 33.7523, -84.3886 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Western and Atlantic Railroad Zero Milepost (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Georgia Railroad Freight Depot, The Burning and Destruction of Atlanta, and Georgia State University.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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