Dekalb Historical Society has quite a bit of military pieces from the Battle of Atlanta, I believe their collection is partly from MARTA construction however, rather than road work.  I know there is a state museum in the works using the things that used to be in the museum in the capital, and I hear there is storage outside of town, maybe they have the pieces. 

(I lived about 1/4 mile from the North Druid Hills shell, i remember thinking that was such a cool thing)

-Elizabeth Walton




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>From: Gordon Jones <[log in to unmask]>
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>Whoa --- Ely Parker was also US Grant's personal secretary as I recall.
>We shall certainly be on the lookout.  
> 
>Also, did you see this?  Significant implications for military
>collections:
>http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/dekalb/stories/0726metexplode.htm
>l
> 
>And finally a question related to the article above:  there is a
>persistent rumor that the state of GA ended up with some of the shells
>and other materials recovered from the "Expressway Cache" in the early
>1960s.  This was the site of the Atlanta Arsenal, discovered beneath the
>downtown connector near Grady Hospital.  The DuBoses and others
>descended on it like locusts.  We have a couple of pieces here and Bo
>still has some too, but the rumor is that the bulk of it went to the
>state.  Do you know anything about it?  Just curious.  
> 
>Best, Gordon  
> 
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>Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 2:48 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Ely S. Parker Presidential medals stolen - not the
>WashingtonPeace Medal]
> 
>>Please see the link below for more information. His more famous George
>>Washington Peace medal is at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical
>>Society.
>>
>>
>>LOCKPORT - Two presidential medals awarded to a Seneca Indian who wrote
>>the final draft of the surrender terms to end the Civil War were stolen
>>over the weekend from the Niagara County Historical Society. 
>>
>>
>>The medals - given to Ely S. Parker by Presidents James A. Garfield and
>>Benjamin Harrison - were stolen by two men between 4:30 and 5 p.m.
>>Saturday from the Civil War Room in the Outwater Home on the historical
>>society's Niagara Street campus. 
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20060802/1014956.asp?PFVer=Story
>>
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>>
>>
>>PLEASE CIRCULATE
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