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Civil
War in Vinings |
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Vinings was a major staging area during the Civil
War due to its proximity to the Chattahooche River and the Railroad.
Sherman
first saw the Church spires of Atlanta from atop Vinings Mountain.
He used the Pace home for 11 days as his headquarters and later
as
a hospital. After his departure, the 17-room antebellum home was
burned. All that remains today are the steps from the home.
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Hardy Pace |
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His name was Hardy Pace. He came from North Carolina
and realized his fortune in Vinings, beginning with a ferry. Paces
Ferry. A father of five sons they gave him numerous grandchildren.
A refugee to Milledgeville during the Civil War he died shortly thereafter. |
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The Pavilion |
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Built in 1874, by the W&A Railroad to encourage
train excursions from Atlanta to Vinings. It was originally built
as an open-air structure and later enclosed. In 1996 it was moved
from its original location to it’s current location next to
the Pace Home. It is now used by the Society as a special purpose
facility. |
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Picnics in Vinings |
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Vinings was known in Atlanta during the 1880’s
as the place to have a picnic. Nestled in the woods at the foot
of
mountains, next to a great river, it was a perfect spot. Picnicers
met at the Pavilion by formal invitation to enjoy a live band and
dancing
, fully dressed for a full day of enjoyment. |
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The Vinings Center |
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Built initially in 1880 by a Pace descendant as a
one room home, the home was later converted to a restaurant known
as the
Old Vinings Inn. Bought by Piedmont Hospital the land was leased
back to the Vinings Historic Preservation Society for its use in
renovating the structure back to
its original state. |
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Pace Mansion Steps |
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These steps led to the original Hardy Pace 18 room mansion. The home was used as Pace's home and as an inn for drovers until the summer of 1864. Gen. Sherman use the Pace home-place for a Union hospital. Sherman remained for 11 days while he planned the battle of Atlanta . The home was burned to the ground before the army left to take Atlanta some 10 miles to the south. Pace and his family fled to Millidgeville, GA, where he died in December of that year (courtesy of
Vinings Resident Clyde May) |
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a tour of Vinings History
