Atlanta Zero Mile Post

The Atlanta Zero Mile Post is a stone marker which marked the terminus of the Western and Atlantic Railroad in Atlanta. It is approximately 1 foot wide on each side and 42 inches tall. It is inscribed on one side with the text "W & A RR 138" and on another side, "W & A RR OO". It is located in the basement of a disused building in Downtown Atlanta, within the Underground Atlanta Historic District, under the Central Ave. viaduct, between Alabama and Wall streets.^[1]^[2]

External links

Hodgson, Jim. "History lesson: a quest for Atlanta's Zero Mile Post". Scoutmob. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
Jackie, Goldstein. "In search of Atlanta's Zero Mile Post". Curbed Atlanta. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
Zero Mile Post historical marker

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