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in 1852 to design a modern passenger depot in Atlanta. It was built by Henry Franklin Jeffries and was completed in April 1853. It was 300 feet long, 100 feet wide, and included a ticket office, baggage storage rooms, waiting rooms, and a food stand. According to Caldwell, "no structure could have
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Following the completion of his Atlanta map, the city of Macon hired Vincent to survey the city, produce a map, and direct the construction of a new sewer system. The city council challenged Vincent's survey methods and required that the city survey be re-staked. The city paid Vincent for fifty
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of Savannah. Measuring fifty-one inches wide and fifty inches tall, the detailed map included outlines of all structures in the city, both public and private. Brick and wood buildings were identified by different fill patterns. It was delivered to the Savannah city council by March 24, 1853.
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On February 16, 1853, the Atlanta city council approved Vincent's proposal to produce a map of that city. It was completed by November 18, 1853, because the city council resolved that copies should be sent to the mayors of Georgia's other major cities.
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during the occupation of Atlanta. Neither Vincent nor Jeffries lived to witness the depot's destruction. Although Vincent advertised himself widely as an architect, no other examples of his work are currently known.
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copies of his map, but required that a disclaimer be written on each one indemnifying the city from any legal challenge based on errors in the map.
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spoken more eloquently for the new city than this purely utilitarian" building.
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The Courthouse and the Depot: The Architecture of Hope in an Age of Despair
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The depot was demolished by Federal troops as they were leaving Atlanta on
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In 1864, the depot was demolished by Federal troops under the command of
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Vincent, Edward A. 1852. "Atlanta Union Depot" . Atlanta History Center.
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A scaled-down copy of Vincent's Depot has been recreated in Atlanta's
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Vincent's first and most ambitious cartographic project was his 1853
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Atlanta: A Chronological and Documentary History, 1813-1976
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Vincent's railroad depot is shown in this photograph by
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Vincent's Subdivision Map of the City of Atlanta, 1853.
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Atlanta. City Council Minutes. Atlanta History Center.
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Western and Atlantic Railroad of the State of Georgia
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