BRIEF HISTORY

Until 1821, the area now known as SAND was the territory of the Creek Indian Nation. The land was divided into 200 acre lots and parceled by lottery and most of the lots became dairy farms. In 1892, several farms were developed into 100 building lots. This development was bordered by Confederate Avenue which was extended from the Old Civil War Soldiers Home (now the site of the Georgia State Patrol) to Moreland Avenue.

In the early 1900s an Atlanta Electric Light and Trolley official named Aquilla J. Orme extended the trolley line from downtown to the Old Soldiers Home. Public transportation made the area attractive, and a number of Victorian homes were built.

As a tribute to the trolley's role in the growth of the community, the trolley is the official symbol of SAND.