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Mirabella Lynam
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Katie Beck

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1993: Atlanta hosts the Summer Olympics.
2003: The state flag is changed to remove the Confederate symbol.

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1877: The capitol of Georgia is officially changed to Atlanta.
1864: Four Major railroids all met at a point near Atlanta so during the Civil War the city started to become an important railroad hub.
1886: Coca Cola goes on sale for the first time.
1929: Atlanta becomes the world's largest airport.

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On a warm and windy day in 1917, many fires sprung up and with so little firefighters and equipment, the overal damage cost $5 million, ($92 million when adjusted for inflation). The fire destroyed 1900 structures, 300 acres of land, and displaced over 10,000 people. The fire burned for ten hours

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When the civil war was over, all of the slaves in Atlanta were freed. This resulted in freed slaves making up 40% of the population in 1900

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Being a large city is enough, but with the many railroads leading to Atlanta, it was easy for new ideas to be tried out here. The many railroads made it easier to become a big city, and eventually became of more imprtance than the current  capital Milledgeville and became a powerful capital.

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1837
With many railroads to the city and a giant cotton industry, the population skyrocketed and Atlanta became a major city

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Early: Textile, Cotton, Railroads,
Current: Agriculture, Film, Energy, Automotive, Tourism

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During the Civil War at the battle of atlanta, a four month long seige against the Union army, General John Bell Hood retreated and destroyed anythign that would help the union. A day later Mayor James Calhoun surrendered Atlanta to the Union General William T. Sherman, who burned everything (eccept the hopitals and churches) to the ground.

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The Georgia General Assembly voted to build a railroad between Savanah and the midwest called the Western and Atlantic railroad. A city devolped around the railroad called Terminus, which became Thrasherville, Marthasville, Alantica Pacifica, and finally became Atlanta.

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Year: 1731
Settled by: Debtors in England
Why it was Settled: Because King George II gave James E. Oglethorpe a charter and Oglethorpe decided to make a refuge for debtors to settle.

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447,841 (2013)

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Region: Southeast
State: Geogia