Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Name Atlanta is an abbreviated version of Atlantica-Pacifica (after the Western and Atlantic Railroad), the name first suggested by Chief Engineer of the Georgia Railroad J. Edgar Thomson. Atlanta has gone by other names as well: Marthasville, Thrasherville and Terminus County Seat of Fulton County Known For Being the Capital of Georgia Most People Don't Know The Atlanta metropolitan area is the ninth largest in the country. The Combined Statistical Area has a population of around six million, making it the most populous metropolis in the Southeastern United States Notable Natural Feature Peachtree Street runs along the Eastern Continental Divide with rain falling on the west site of the divide flowing into the Gulf of Mexico and rain falling on the east side flowing into the Atlantic Famous Sons and Daughters Martin Luther King, Jr. In Literature Margaret Mitchell immortalized Atlanta in her novel, Gone with the Wind Top Annual Events Peachtree Road Race Don't Miss Peachtree Street (preferably a walking tour) from Underground Atlanta to Lenox Square with a side trip to Centennial Olympic Park Nearby Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

Featured Atlanta, Georgia Listings

Margaret Mitchell House

Margaret Mitchell House

Atlanta, GA, People, Historic Houses
Visit the small apartment where Margaret Mitchell wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Gone With the Wind, and see exhibits about life, her book and the movie it inspired.

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Atlanta Cyclorama

Atlanta Cyclorama

Atlanta, GA, Civil War Tours
Music, narration, and sound effects bring to life the world’s largest oil painting as well as the Battle of Atlanta fought between Confederate and Union troops on July 22, 1864.

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Margaret Mitchell Tour Map

Margaret Mitchell Tour Map

Atlanta, GA, People, Tours
Take a Do-It-Yourself Tour of Margaret Mitchell's Atlanta and environs.

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Historic Oakland Cemetery

Historic Oakland Cemetery

Atlanta, GA, Tours, Cemeteries
Gone With the Wind author Margaret Mitchell, golfer Bobby Jones and many other Atlanta luminaries, along with 6,900 Confederate soldiers, are buried in this historic cemetery.

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