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Holiday Frontlines Tour Returns

January 19, 2019

By Henry Bryant

Mary Elizabeth Ellerd leads a group on the BATL Frontlines Tour at New Years last year.

On New Year’s weekend you can get out of the house without going far. The Battle of Atlanta Commemoration Organization (BATL) will again offer its Holiday Frontlines Battlefield tour on Sunday, December 30 at 2:00pm. The easy walking tour will begin and end in East Atlanta Village. Advance tickets are required and are available with more information at www.batlevent.orgor by calling 404-377-6148. There is limited availability, and the $15 tickets must be ordered before the evening of December 29.