jstagg over at Atlanta Metblogs wrote a nice piece on Shoupades used along the Chattahoochee


He has a picture of one that still sort of exists in Smyrna. Here's his succinct definition of a Shoupade:
They’re called “Shoupades” after their designer, Francis Shoup, a Indiana-born Confederate Brigadier General.

The Shoupade is sort of arrowhead-shaped with the business end pointed towards the advancing foe. A particular advantage is that two Shoupades could provide crossfire into an area that would typically be defended by a longer, traditional trench. Focused point defenses can, in the right terrain, be murderously effective. And it could be done with fewer defenders, meaning more would be available for flanking counterattacks.

Worth a read:
http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2010/03/29/shoupade-at-river-line-park-in-smyrna

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Here's an old photo of a new transmitter for WSB in 1929

Here's the picture description from a 1947 book:

     "Transmitting facilities constructed in the East Lake section of Atlanta late in 1929 allowed WSB to increase its power to 5,000 watts considerably expanding its coverage area"

Anybody know exactly where it was?  Thanks!

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