Wash Collier
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George Washington Collier (1813–1903) was one of the first settlers in the Atlanta area.
Collier built a farm in what is now Ansley Park which still stands and was the first post master in the area running mail from the fort at Standing Peachtree on the Chattahoochee River. He held on to his undeveloped land lot 104 most of his life which left the northern part of midtown in a rustic state.
In 1899 he gave an extensive interview to the Atlanta Journal which is an important primary source for the early history of the area.
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