Franklin Miller Garrett (September 25, 1906 – March 5, 2000) was the only official historian of
Atlanta
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. His massive ''Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of its People and Events'' is a book about the city's history.
Biography
A native of Milwaukee, he moved to Atlanta in 1914. He graduated from
Technological High School in Atlanta, Georgia. He joined the
Atlanta Historical Society
Atlanta History Center is a history museum and research center located in the Buckhead district of Atlanta, Georgia. The Museum was founded in 1926 and currently consists of nine permanent, and several temporary, exhibitions. Atlanta History Cen ...
in 1927 (a year after it was founded) which is today known as the
Atlanta History Center
Atlanta History Center is a history museum and research center located in the Buckhead district of Atlanta, Georgia. The Museum was founded in 1926 and currently consists of nine permanent, and several temporary, exhibitions. Atlanta History Cen ...
. He served as historian for the
Coca-Cola Company
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for 28 years. After retirement he devoted his full-time efforts to the Atlanta History Center.
He was married to Frances Steele Garrett, who died in September 2005.
Awards
* Named "official historian" of the city by Atlanta City Council, 1974
* Honorary doctorate from
Oglethorpe University
Oglethorpe University is a private college in Brookhaven, Georgia. It was chartered in 1835 and named in honor of General James Edward Oglethorpe, founder of the Colony of Georgia.
History
Oglethorpe University was chartered in 1834 in Mid ...
* Honorary doctorate from
Georgia State University
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on June 20, 1998
* Shining Light award for community service
* The Georgia Railroad Named EMD GP 38-2 locomotive number 6051, as The Franklin M. Garrett in 1980. This locomotive ran on the Georgia R.R. until 1983, when the Georgia was Merged into Seaboard System. Seaboard System kept the name on the locomotive. The 6051 pulled the Last Georgia Mixed Train out of Atlanta in 1983. This locomotive today is CSXT 2702, retaining the name, and was to assigned to Atlanta's Tilford Yard. However Tilford was torn out completely in 2018 and the 2702 is currently assigned to Hamlet, North Carolina, the former Seaboard Air Line hump yard and is used on Hamlet-Raleigh, NC and Hamlet-Columbia, SC local trains.
Books
* (First published in 1954, later expanded to 3 volumes by Garrett and a fourth by another author)
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References
Further reading
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External links
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Grave stone picturefrom
Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta.
Surname and landmarklist from index to "Atlanta & Environs - Volumes 1 & 2" written by Franklin Garrett.
1906 births
2000 deaths
Burials at Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta)
Historians of Georgia (U.S. state)
Writers from Atlanta
20th-century American historians
American male non-fiction writers
20th-century American male writers
Historians from Georgia (U.S. state)
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