Atlanta Stories -
Remembering Whitehall
Whitehall Street
In 1835 Charner Humphries would build the Whitehall tavern along a stagecoach route caring for weary travelers.
It would grow into a street dedicated to commerce in the new city. The city was called Marthasville, but by 1845 that would change to Atlanta.
The street survived the Civil War but just barely. It’s reported that only one small block was left standing. Later, a large portion of Whitehall would be renamed Peachtree extending the existing Peachtree Street south of the railroad lines.
For more information check out “Atlanta and Its Environs” by Franklin M. Garrett and “A History of the World in 6 Glasses” by Tom Sandage
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