"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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Lay of the Land
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
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Supporting Images
Historical Maps
Piedmont Heights Civic Association
Piedmont Heights Master Plan, 2012
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Piedmont Heights Self-Guided Walking Tour & Map
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Atlanta Beltline Redevelopment Plan
Photos Provided by Vicky Allen-Monroe
The Monores at Cherokee Town Club
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Shopping center @ Piedmont & Rock Springs, 1950
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Corner of Monroe & Montgomery Ferry, c1952
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Tour Photos [9.22.19]
Explore More*
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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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