Noon Under the Trees

Historical marker location:

Atlanta, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of Dekalb Avenue NE and Oakdale Road NE, on the right when traveling west on Dekalb Avenue NE.)

Marker installed: 1956

Georgia was the site of the first European settlement in what is now the United States. In 1565, the Spanish established a settlement on St. Simons Island, which is now part of Georgia.