Atlanta first union station in ruins 1864

Atlanta's first Union Station, also known as Union Depot (1853–1864) was the original depot of

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

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. It was designed by architect

Edward A. Vincent Edward Arista Vincent (c. 1825 – November 27, 1856) was an architect, cartographer, and civil engineer, known for his design for Atlanta's Antebellum era, antebellum railroad depot Atlanta Union Station (1853), Union Station – destroyed ...

. It stood in the middle of

State Square State Square was the central square of Antebellum era, antebellum Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The original Atlanta Union Depot designed by Edward A. Vincent stood in the middle of the square. The square was bounded by Marietta Street ...

, the city's main square at the time, where Wall Street now is between Pryor Street and Central Avenue. It was destroyed in

General Sherman William Tecumseh Sherman ( ; February 8, 1820February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a General officer, general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865), earning recognit ...

's burning of the city during the

Battle of Atlanta The Battle of Atlanta took place during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War on July 22, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia. Continuing their summer campaign to seize the important rail and supply hub of Atlanta, Union forces ...

. Atlanta's 1871 Union Station was built on the site.

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