Fort McPherson

Fort McPherson is a former United States Army installation in Atlanta, Georgia, named for Major General James B. McPherson. The Army established a predecessor post in west Atlanta in 1867 during the Reconstruction era.
  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,030 feet (310 metres)
  • …is also known as “McPherson Barracks”
  • Description: U.S. Army base in Georgia, USA

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lakewood/Fort McPherson station and Perkerson Park.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sylvan Hills and Capitol View.
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Latitude
33.70733° or 33° 42′ 26″ north
Longitude
-84.43354° or 84° 26′ 1″ west
Open location code
865QPH48+WH
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Norwegian Bokmål—“Fort McPherson” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Fort McPherson”
  • Chinese: “麥克弗森堡”
  • Dutch: “Fort McPherson”
  • Haitian: “Fort McPherson, Georgie”
  • Haitian: “Fort McPherson”
  • Indonesian: “Benteng McPherson”
  • Japanese: “フォートマクファーソン”
  • Korean: “포트 맥퍼슨”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort McPherson”
  • Norwegian: “Fort McPherson”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Womack Park and Oakland City Park.

Georgia: Highlights

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