Zero Milepost

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Placed in 1850, the milepost marked the southeastern terminus of the Western and Atlantic Railroad in a town that soon was called Terminus and, eventually, Atlanta. Today the stone post is on display at the Atlanta History Center in Buckhead.

Photograph by Melinda G. Smith, New Georgia Encyclopedia

Color photo of the stone zero milepost on display in downtown Atlanta

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