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    Brandie W.

    The tour guide was very kind and sweet she did a great job! It is just hurtful that the slaves at that time were not even mentioned in the tour. And this may have been because the tour guide didn't want to be offensive. But we must have these courageous conversations, I feel we owe it to the millions of people's lives who were taken at such a painful time in our history.

    Josie C.

    If your in town or close go visit Stately Oaks! I did the tour with a friend and we absolutely loved it. Their is so much history to learn and the tour guide really knows a lot. If you like Gone With The Wind they have a lot of stuff from the movie! The house is absolutely beautiful with so many historical pieces. The grounds had fun replicas of buildings back in the day. Very fun attraction and affordable. Great for kids and families!

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    Erica R.

    LOVED the tour of the Stately Oaks grounds. History is always interesting when it comes alive. Our tour guide, Kathy, was perfect in her period dress and her southern accent was to die for! Kathy gave a wonderful synopsis of the house and the history surrounding the period in which it was used. She gave several examples of where some of our sayings originated from, including: "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water;" "sleep tight and don't let the bed bugs bite;" and many more. The grounds have an old fashioned country shop, as well as the only standing one-room school house in Clayton county. There is also an Indian reserve in the back that has also been reserved. Lastly, there is a "tenants" home that was reserved for sharecroppers on the land. The home itself is reminiscent of the antebellum south, though not as large as the glacial plantation homes in Mississippi, but typical of the area. The freestanding log kitchen behind the home is original to the house and really just makes you thank God for modern conveniences -- those individuals utilizing the kitchen certainly had skills above and beyond ours!

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    8 years ago

    Awesome experience and staff!! Darlene did a fantastic job on the tour!! Will come back for a reenactment!

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    6 years ago

    Stately Oaks is very informative with history in the mid 1600s. It has been voted in the top 10% of museums in the world.

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    I really enjoyed my tour. The ladies were great and gave us a lot of great historical information.

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    Went on a day where they were doing country dances and gun demonstrations! Very cool to see and learn a bit about the past!

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    Bench By The Road 23

    Bench By The Road 23

    5.0(1 review)
    13.0 mi

    FEBRUARY is traditionally honored as Black History Month and every day this month I'll be posting…read morea new review either highlighting a black-owned business or Black History landmarks. Thank you for coming on this journey with me as I explore the food, history and significant offerings of a rich culture. NEXT UP is Toni Morrison's BENCH BY THE ROAD #23 *** Born Chloe Ardelia Wofford, Toni was an American novelist who wrote the critically acclaimed Song of Solomon and won a Pulitzer Prize for the book Beloved in 1988 whom Oprah made into a movie 10 years later in 1998. She was most notably awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. She met Harold Morrison (a Jamaican architect) while teaching at Howard University and married him in 1958. The 'Bench By The Road' Project was launched on February 18, 2006, on the occasion of Toni's 75th Birthday to alleviate the absences of historical markers that help remember the lives of Africans who were enslaved. She said: "There is no place you or I can go, to think about or not think about, to summon the presences of, or recollect the absences of slaves . . . There is no suitable memorial, or plaque, or wreath, or wall, or park, or skyscraper lobby. There's no 300-foot tower, there's no small bench by the road. There is not even a tree scored, an initial that I can visit or you can visit in Charleston or Savannah or New York or Providence or better still on the banks of the Mississippi. And because such a place doesn't exist . . ." *** The 23rd bench placement is located @ South View Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia and was placed on April 7, 2018. It honors the founding of this cemetery and the multitude of important people wo were laid to rest here. Founded in 1886 and contains over 100 acres of land, it is the oldest African-American Cemetery in Atlanta and the oldest African-American cemetery not to be dependent on charity in the USA. It is the fruitful effort of nine black former slaves turned businessmen who wanted a safe, secure place to bury their loved ones with dignity. "Blacks had grown tired of the disrespect they were forced to endure in order to bury their family members and friends. They had to enter cemeteries through back gates, and even wade through swamps to conduct funeral services. They were told "If you don't' like it, start your own cemetery." And so they did." - Southview Cemetery Association history One monument sign in the cemetery reads: "A CEMETERY OF THEIR OWN - In February 1886, a group of formerly enslaved African-American men - Jacob McKinley, George Graham, Robert Grant, Charles Morgan, Albert Watts and John Render petitioned the State of Georgia for a charter to establish the South-View Cemetery Association. The new cemetery gave African-Americans an alternative to Atlanta's segregated burial grounds and provided an environment where they could be buried with dignity. Originally 25 acres, Southview has expanded to approximately 100 acres and contains over 70,000 burials." [ NOTABLE RESIDENTS ] Two of the cemetery's most famous residents were Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Dr. Benjamin Mays. Both men were laid to rest at South-View before being moved. Martin Luther King's parents and brother are here as well as baseball legend Hank Aaron, Civil Rights Leaders Julian Bond, John Wesley Dobbs and recently deceased John Lewis. Alonzo Herndon, Atlanta's first black millionaire; Moses Amos, Georgia's first licensed black pharmacist; and Ludie Clay Andrews, the first nursing license granted to an African-American woman by Georgia are here along with famous musicians, sports hall-of-famers, artists, poets, legendary educators, writers, doctors and a Tuskegee Airman. [ FINAL THOUGHTS ] The Bench By The Road Project is such an important yet subtle work by providing ALL Americans a tangible place to reflect on events of the past without being as overt as a large monument. It is a simple reminder of where we were, how far we have come, and who we can be in the future. I particularly like the bench placement here at a place that reminds me that so many fought to the grave to get it done. 2022 / 41 #BlackHistorySeries2022

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    East Point Historical Society - Side of East Point Historical Society House

    East Point Historical Society

    5.0(2 reviews)
    12.9 mi

    If you love history then you will love this place! It's a museum with research rooms and materials…read moreavailable if you are looking up East Point History, best of all, there is no admission charge. You will not find a "high end" museum but rather a charming small town feel with people that know their local history. Open only on Thursdays (1-4 p.m.) and Saturdays(11 a.m.-3 p.m.) You will have a much better time if you ask questions. A great place if you live in EP and want to spend some time learning the local history. They have a train on site and while it is locked in a fence, I found that if you ask they will gladly open the gate and the caboose and let you tour it. You can't beat it for the price...FREE! They do have a donation box and offer memberships but they don't seem to mind if you come and go as they are extremely friendly here.

    I was working on a research project looking for a map of the earliest settlers in the Atlanta Area,…read moreI visited the Atlanta History Center and spent two days looking through their vast resources but was unable to find what I was looking for a Plat Map from the 1800s. I visited the small East Point Historical Society and Mr. Charles Strickland who was volunteering on a saturday. I mentioned my dissapointmetn at being unable to find the reference. In five miniutes he found a copy of the map with the informaiton I was looking for. A tremendous recource and all operated by volunteers!

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    East Point Historical Society - Train that sits on the rear of the property of the East Point Historical Society

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    Train that sits on the rear of the property of the East Point Historical Society

    Delta Flight Museum - Airliners International Convention

    Delta Flight Museum

    4.4(101 reviews)
    10.6 mi

    We want to visit new places local to Atlanta. We went to this location as a family of 4 with kids…read moreon age 4&9. Our kids had a wonderful experience and we did too. It was so amazing to see all the nice planes and the history of how delta came into being. The staff at this place are so wonderful and helpful. Don't miss out the attraction of the virtual flight screen where you can pick your destination and see those places in a boarding experience. In the end you get to take photo and get a printed copy courtesy of the museum. You will pick that up in the shop. We thought we could get some souvenir of model plane. But in my opinion the prices are in the order of a first class tickets. There is also outer area with different planes and also the 747 that you can get to experiment inside and out. Overall a great spot to visit by if you are closer to the airport.

    It was great to see the amazing 100 years of Delta history. We stopped by before heading out of…read moreAtlanta and as a slight aviation enthusiast and Delta enthusiast it was a great spot. Entering the parking lot, you are greeted by two large planes and its tempting to stop and gawk but you'll have a chance to later. Mid-day Thursday, the museum was pretty empty so it was easy to look at and interact with all the exhibits. The first room plays a relatively quick video before opening up the the Legacy Hangar with a couple plans and a children's area. There is an interactive game for plane control signals that was fun! Moving on to the next space is a hall of different types and brands of planes that Delta uses or have used, neat to see them all in one place. The next hangar, Spirit Hangar, has a large B-767 plane, "The Spirit of Delta". Surrounding the plane is about destinations, delta luggage and uniforms through the year, acquisitions, and the flight simulator. It is cool to be able to be up close to such a large plane see the wheels and mechanisms underneath. Up on the mezzanine is where you go through a jet bridge and into the plane to see a little bit of what it was like and learn about the history of the plane. It is full of memorabilia that were fitting during the planes time. After the inside tour we went out to the 747 experience. About half of the aircraft seats are still in tact, and it is cool to interact with the various different types of cabins. There is a cut away of under the plane to see how it is constructed and various exhibits about the plane and moving it to the museum. Outside the plane you can walk up close and personal with the underside of the plane and other planes on site, including a DC-9, B-757, and DC-7B. It was a great spot to visit, the museum gift shop is stocked with a variety of Delta and aviation gifts and clothes. I would recommend to anyone with an aviation or Delta interest.

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    Outside the spirit hangar

    Delta Flight Museum - Vintage Delta uniforms

    Vintage Delta uniforms

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    767 cockpit

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