#rockspringsrd #oaktreeremoval #southerntreepros #150 Alert! Oak Tree Removal – Rock Springs Rd ( Monroe Drive ) – Thursday September 25th 150 + Years Old. On Thursday September 25th, a section of Rock Springs Rd ( Monroe Drive) will be closed for the day. The area will be closed due to the removal of a magnificent 150 year old plus Oak Tree. Local Arborists have determined that due to age, the tree may not be healthy and viable much longer. Safety for neighbors and vehicular traffic was the homeowners first concern so they made the very difficult decision to cut the tree down. There will be two traffic policemen to assist with traffic during removal. The removal by Southern Tree Pros will be much of the day because of the size of this amazing giant and its proximity to the power lines. This is an historic occasion, if you have any questions about the tree or would like to give it one last hug, please stop by! This tree is going to be missed! The homeowners have generously decided to donate the mulch from the tree to Piedmont’ Heights own Gotham Way Park off of Wimbledon Road! Thank you! The PHCA would love to have volunteers help spread the mulch along the path near Kilburn and Lebanon Drive. We will send requests for volunteers for this event at a later date. Thank you once again to our neighbors for their contribution to Gotham Park. For some perspective on .. What was happening 150 years ago... 150 years ago in Georgia, United States and the World…. January 1st – Alfred Stieglitz who helped to establish photography as an art form was born in New Jersey. January - Long Walk of the Navajo – Bands of Navajo led by the US Army are relocated from their traditional lands in eastern Arizona Territory and New Mexico to Fort Sumner in the Pecos River Valley. February – The tiny Confederate submarine Hunley torpedoes the USS Housatonic, becoming the first submarine to sink an enemy ship. The Sub and her crew of 8 were also lost. February- German-Danish War begins. March 9th- President Abraham Lincoln appoints Ulysses. S. Grant commander in chief of all Union Armies. March 10th – The Red River campaign begins as Union troops reach Alexandria, Louisiana. March - Rossini’s “ Petite Messe Solenelle” premieres in Paris April 22nd – The US Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 which mandates that the inscription “IN God we Trust” be placed on all coins minted as United States Currency. April - The Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Renesselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy New York. May 1st- The Civil War - Atlanta Campaign, GA Begins. May 5th- The Civil War- Atlanta Campaign – 5 days of fighting begins at Rocky Ridge Face. May 5th- Famous “Blackwell Island “journalist Nellie Bly is born. May 6th- General Sherman begins advance to Atlanta, GA June - Arlington National Cemetery is established with 200 acres of the grounds of Robert. E. Lee’s home Arlington House are officially set aside as a military cemetery by US Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. July - Gold is discovered in Helena, Montana. June 14th- Scientist and Doctor, Alois Alzheimer is born in Bavaria. July 12th- Scientist George Washington Carver is born in Missouri. July 22nd- Battle of Atlanta – Outside of Atlanta, GA Confederate General Hood leads an unsuccessful attack on Union Troops under General Sherman on Bald Hill. August - Saratoga race track opened. August - The Red Cross forms in Geneva, Switzerland. September 1- The Civil War - Confederate General Hood evacuates Atlanta after a 4 month siege mounted by Union General Sherman September 2nd 1864 – The Civil War - Atlanta surrendered to Union forces following a long campaign in which the outnumbered Confederated suffered devastating casualties trying to defend the city. Up until that point the Northern war effort has stagnated so badly that President Abraham Lincoln feared losing re-election. Afterwards, however, the Union’s battlefield victories came in rapid succession bringing the Civil War to a close within months. September 8th- Georgia is evacuated on orders of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman. September 8th, 1864 - The Dutch surrendered the colony of New Netherland to the English, who renamed it “New York” after the king’s brother, The Duke of York. September 22nd 1864, The Battle of Fisher’s Hill – Phillip Sheridan’s army of the Shenandoah continued its pursuit of the Jubal Early’s Confederate army. September 22nd, 1864 - President Abraham Lincoln issues a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation which sets a date for the freedom of more than 3 million black slaves in the United States and recasts the Civil Way as a fight against slavery. October - The Greek parliament accepts a new Constitution. November 8th- Abraham Lincoln is elected for this second term as American President. November 8th- Sculptor Camille Claudel is born in France. November 15th- The Civil War - Union General Sherman leaves Atlanta, on the “March to the Sea” December – Pope Pius IX publishes encyclical Quanta cura. December 21st- Civil War - General Sherman conquers Savannah, Georgia HISTORY 150 Years Ago Today in the Civil War Atlanta History Center HistoryOrb The Civil Wars Outside The Beltway Trees Atlanta Atlanta Arborist Excerpts from : Outside the Beltway/ History/History. ORB/ From… 150 Years ago in the Civil War- Facebook Page / Civil War online
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 11:00:00 +0000
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