Old Downtown Atlanta

Did you know that when construction was underway for creating shops in Underground Atlanta, that gold was discovered in the brick walls of an old building? You have to realize that the windup battle was fought in Atlanta, that the Confederate Gold Wagon was lost and has never been recovered. Many metal detector detectives, including myself, have re-traced the steps of the battles in Georgia without avail. It is reasonable to assume that some of it got hidden in these walls. So what happened to the found gold? The State of Georgia was contacted and from there,
it is unknown. In 1824, all of the 14th district of then Henry County (now Fulton County) was drawn in a land lottery by my ancestor, Archibald Holland. The 14th district draws its lines from Northside Drive on the west to Ashby Street (beyond old Terminal Station) on the north, almost to 10th Street on the east, and south of the Atlanta Baseball Stadium. Archibald built a home on today's Capitol Avenue where his first son was born. He farmed in that location for about ten years. The complaint was that his cows got bogged down in the mud. When I was growing up, Atlanta was building its viaducts over the low terrains and the approach from south on Edgewood Avenue into town had a viaduct just before Five Points. Five Points is where 5 streets meet. However, it was the central economy of Atlanta during its infancy, because it was the confluence of five railroad tracks. I have an old letter where Archibald had someone on the lookout for better farm land. By 1834, after the exodus of the Cherokees from North Georgia, he found a farm in Paulding County, on today's High Shoals Road near Dallas. Ironically, while this village grew, so did Atlanta. It wasn't long before the wife of Archibald's grandson was boarding a train in front of the railroad village of McPherson, and exiting at the Terminal Station in Atlanta. He lived long enough to witness the first growth of Atlanta for himself and see it destroyed during the war. He died four years afterwards! If he ever sold the land, there is no record of it. So, where's inheritance! The Holland Family History, along with hundreds more, has been traced back to the year 1000, and is available to subscribers of Georgia Pioneers

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