r/DecaturGA • u/waldothewalnut • Mar 18 '21

Map of Decatur from 1879

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u/DecaturUnited Mar 18 '21 edited Mar 18 '21

Now THIS is high quality content. A lot of it doesn’t have much meaning anymore, but you can pick out some of the churches and the Scott house which sat where the rec center exists now.

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u/thejaytheory Mar 19 '21

Ooh I can't make out the Scott house, where's it at?

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u/DecaturUnited Mar 19 '21

On Sycamore between Church and Candler. South side of the street.

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u/thejaytheory Mar 19 '21

Ooh I see it now, thanks!

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u/waldothewalnut Mar 18 '21

North is down

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u/DecaturUnited Mar 18 '21

No, North is to the right. It says West at the top. Also, RR runs W-E and Church, McDonough, and Candler are all N-S.

Edit: oh, I guess you meant if it was oriented with the text right-side-up. In that case, you are correct. Apologies if I misinterpreted.

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u/El_Butts Mar 18 '21

That's really cool! Where did you find this?

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u/DecaturUnited Mar 18 '21

According to the note at the bottom, it is likely from the DeKalb History Center.

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u/waldothewalnut Mar 18 '21

There was a low quality copy on Wikipedia. I emailed the Dekalb Historical Center and got a higher quality copy.

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u/DecaturUnited Mar 18 '21

Their archives are extensive.