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Relic Discussion => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: scottfromgeorgia on March 27, 2018, 08:11:00 PM

Title: Atlanta preserves Civil War remnants
Post by: scottfromgeorgia on March 27, 2018, 08:11:00 PM

https://www.myajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/proposed-south-cobb-park-stirs-debate-over-confederate-history/8tFLXY8wgSMPY0U7d9ok2K/

Title: Re: Atlanta preserves Civil War remnants
Post by: speedenforcer on March 31, 2018, 10:26:08 AM

wow gotta go see it

Title: Re: Atlanta preserves Civil War remnants
Post by: redbob on March 31, 2018, 10:57:18 AM

If I understand correctly, "Shoupades" are arrowhead shaped fortifications and this was the only place during the Civil War that they were built.

Title: Re: Atlanta preserves Civil War remnants
Post by: speedenforcer on March 31, 2018, 08:40:18 PM

Built by Confederate Brigadier General Francis Asbury Shoup.