Fort McPherson

Fort McPherson was a U.S. Army military base located in Atlanta, Georgia, established in 1867 as the "McPherson Barracks" to serve as a post for U.S. troops enforcing regulations after the American Civil War. The base was used for various purposes over the years, including as a training site for the Active Army and Georgia National Guard during World War I, a detention center during the General Textile Workers Strike in 1934, and as the headquarters for several U.S. Army commands. The base was closed in 2015 and is now being redeveloped by the Fort Mac LRA, a public-private partnership. At its peak, the base had 2,453 active duty soldiers and 3,784 civilian employees, with a total payroll of $529,874,972.learn more on wikipedia