| From the Savannah Morning News |
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| January 12, 1893 |
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| Atlanta Looses A Friend |
| Col. L. P. Grant Dies as the Result of
Infirmities |
| Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 11 |
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| Col. L. P. Grant, who donated
o the city of Atlanta the magnificent property, the beauty of which has
made it famous throughout the state and elsewhere as "Grant park," died
at his home in this city at 7 o'clock this morning. He was 73 years of
age and had always enjoyed good health until some months ago when he
began to fail. |
| Besides being one of the most
useful and honored citizens of Atlanta, Col. Grant was one of the
wealthiest men in the state and enjoyed the distinction of having once
owned the entire site now covered by the corporate limits of this city.
He was a pioneer citizen, coming here as an engineer engaged in
surveying the Central railroad, from Maine, the state of his birth. Col.
Grant was general superintendent of the Atlanta & West Point road and at
one time was president of the Georgia Pacific road. In the confederate
army he was commissioned as a captain of engineers, civil engineering
being his profession. While engaged in railroad building in Louisiana
and Texas he was made president of the new Southern Pacific road and was
for several years chief engineer of the Georgia road, and also joint
receiver of part of the Richmond & Danville in 1875. Col. Grant was an
honored and useful citizen for half a century, and his death is
sincerely mourned. |
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