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​"About 1835, settlers built a one-room log cabin school on land ceded from the Indians just 14 years earlier — on the same site our church now occupies. Water for the school was carried in buckets from a 'cool, clear, sparkling' spring located across the dirt road from the school. The water from the spring came from under a rock, and rocks formed the sides of the spring. Surrounding beautiful trees made it a delightful, cool, shady place; the area became known as the Rock Spring community." — from the Spirit of Rock Spring: A History of Rock Spring Presbyterian Church by Barbara Wright Cheshire, PhD

History & Highlights of Piedmont Heights

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TOUR GUIDE NOTES
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Lay of the Land

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Street View - Contextual
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Street View - Close-up
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Satellite View (note commercial dev along Monroe & Piedmont)
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Satellite View Close-up (note I-85 + Armour Yard to the north)
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Confluence of north and south forks into Peachtree Creek
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Clear Creek flows through Ansley GC
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Street view of Cheshire Bridge
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Satellite view of Cheshire Bridge

Supporting Images

Historical Maps
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Fulton County Map w/ Land Owners, 1872 (download high res PDF and look for Rock Spring Presbyterian Church and Plaster's Bridge Rd)
MAP ROOM
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Atlanta & Richmond Air-Line Railway Map, 1872
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US Geological Survey Map, 1895 (belt rail lines shown)

Piedmont Heights Civic Association
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Piedmont Heights Master Plan, 2012
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Piedmont Heights Self-Guided Walking Tour & Map

 Atlanta Beltline Redevelopment Plan
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NE Trail Update, June 2019 (Slides 18-22 most interesting)
BELTLINE MAPS
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Sub-area 6 of Atlanta Beltline Redevelopment Plan

Photos Provided by Vicky Allen-Monroe
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The Monores at Cherokee Town Club
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Monroe Gardens
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Sketch of Monroe Gardens drawn by Vicky Allen-Monroe
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Shopping center @ Piedmont & Rock Springs, 1950
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Corner of Monroe & Montgomery Ferry, c1952

Tour Photos [9.22.19]


Explore More*

  • Piedmont Heights Civic Association
  • Piedmont Heights Walking Tour (unabridged)
  • Tour Guide Notes (PDF)
  • Spirit of Rock Spring (book)
  • Where We Want to Live (book)
  • Upcoming Tour Calendar
  • Private Tours
  • Write A Tour Review (thank you)
  • History & Archaeology: Creek Indians (New Georgia Encycolpedia)
  • 1895 US Geological Survey map (Railroad History & Heritage)
  • Airline Belle Makes Final Run (1931 article)
  • Battle of Atlanta: History and Remembrance (Pollock essay)
* More links will be added soon. Please check back periodically.

Neighborhood Photos*

Rock Spring Presbyterian Cemetery
* Photos taken on various visits to the neighborhood in preparation for the 6.22.19 tour
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