Waiting for a Train - SaportaReport

Waiting for a Train - SaportaReport

The terminus for the Western & Atlantic railroad line had, in 1842, been moved from land lot #78 onto 5 acres of land donated to the state by Samuel Mitchell, the owner of land lot #77.  Former Governor Wilson Lumpkin, who negotiated the land deal with Mr. Mitchell, along with W&A engineer F.C. Arms and others helped Samuel Mitchell draw up plans to subdivide his land into lots, effectively creating the first plans for what would become Atlanta.…