Jesus Junction, in
Atlanta, Georgia
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popular culture
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, is a nickname for an intersection at which three churches are located. The intersection is located at
Peachtree Road, East Wesley Road and West Wesley Road in the
Buckhead
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area of the city. The churches at the intersection are:
*
Cathedral of Christ the King (
Roman Catholic
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), mother church of the
Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, on the southeast corner
* Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church, at the northeast corner
*
Cathedral of St. Philip (
Episcopal
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** Episcopal Church (United State ...
), just north of the intersection where Peachtree Road bends to the east
References
''VIS 107.53.01 Peachtree Street'', Atlanta History Center''Party Across America'' by Michael Guerriero, p. 68''Newcomer's Handbook for Moving to And Living in Atlanta'' by Shawne Taylor, p.5
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