This record shows that George Key enslave 19 people, who acquired the land we know as the prison farm through land lottery after it was stolen from the Muscogee people. We’ve noted that there is a middle initial “P” listed, we feel confident this is the same George Key as he was the only George Key listed residing in this area at this time.
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[…] build their training compound is also the site of the Old Atlanta Prison Farm. In the 19th century, slaves worked this land after it was taken from the Muscogee (Creek) people, who call the area Weelaunee. During […]
[…] build their training compound is also the site of the Old Atlanta Prison Farm. In the 19th century, slaves worked this land after it was taken from the Muscogee (Creek) people, who call the area Weelaunee. During […]
[…] build their training compound is also the site of the Old Atlanta Prison Farm. In the 19th century, slaves worked this land after it was taken from the Muscogee (Creek) people, who call the area […]
[…] after Mvkoke dispossession of the land, the tract that later became the Prison Farm was acquired by George Key, who ran it as a plantation fueled by the forced labor of African slaves until it was purchased by […]
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