After more than a quarter of a century, the benefit of Buckhead’s boundary signs “started to wear thin”, according to Buckhead Coalition president Sam Massell. In 1990 he arranged with then-Commissioner of Georgia Department of Transportation Hal Rives to provide highway entrance signs. Recently, that promise came to fruition.
There are a total of thirteen entrance / exit intersections between the community’s geographical lines and federal and state roadways. Since the original official signs were erected, many have either been worn by weather conditions, damaged in vehicular accidents or taken by souvenir-hunters.
Commissioner Russell McMurry had the new signs installed for the benefit of residents and tourists alike, with particular recognition provided commercial interests. It is believed Buckhead is the only community in Georgia that has official boundaries, as designated by the Atlanta Regional Commission and the Georgia Legislature.
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