Downtown History & Facts
East Point, like many cities in the 1800's, sprang up around the American Railroad. Being the eastern most terminus of the Atlants West Point Railroad, the 'East' township was affectionately call "East Point".


...a day gone by in East Point History
A special "Thank You" to the East Point Historical Society for allowing EPMSA to use images from their collection for this page. You can visit them at www.eastpoinths.org
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East Point, Georgia
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57.4º F
39,545 (2000)
Fulton
I-285, I-20, I-75, I-85 |
Quick Facts
- The City of East Point is the 3rd largest city in Fulton County
- It is just 10 minutes from Atlanta
- It is designated as a "Georgia Main Street" City
- It has four major financial institutions with combined assets of $969.3 billion dollars.
Name That Photo
Can you guess the subject of the photo below?
Email GeneralInfo@downtowneastpoint.com with your guess.
Winner will be announced at the end of the month.
(click the photo below to enlarge)
Photos, and images provided by East Point Historical Society 1685 Norman Berry Drive
404-767-4656
www.eastpoinths.org
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