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OTHER INFORMATIOM
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History InformatiomA small part of land of the City of Atlanta was once an American Indian village whose name translates into English as "Standing Peachtree". The land that became the Atlanta Metropolitan Area was obtained from the Cherokee Indians a... |
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ATLANTA WEATHER
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Climate and Weather in Atlanta:Many visitors to Atlanta expect a true tropical environment here and they are quite disappointed when they get off the plane and realize they aren't surrounded by palm trees. In fact, the American south does not become ... |
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CITIES OF ATLANTA
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CITIES: Acworth Homes Alpharetta Homes Atlanta Homes Austell Homes Ball Ground Homes Big Canoe Homes Buckhead Homes Buford Homes Calhoun Homes Canton Homes Cartersville Homes Chamblee Homes Cumming Homes Dahlonega Ho... |
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HISTORY OF ATLANTA
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Prior to the arrival of European Americans in north Georgia, Creek and Cherokee Indians inhabited the area. A Creek village located where Peachtree Creek flows into the Chattahoochee River, Standing Peachtree or Standing Pitch Tree, was the closest I... |
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CHEAP FLIGHTS TO ATLANTA
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Popular Flights from Los Angeles to AtlantaAirfare from Los Angeles to Atlanta on Delta from $279 round tripAirfare from Los Angeles to Atlanta on AirTran from $279 round tripAirfare from Los Angeles to Atlanta on American from $300 round tripAirfare... |
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EARLY TO 1860
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The region where Atlanta and its suburbs were built was originally Creek and Cherokee Native American territory. In 1813, the Creeks, who had been recruited by the British to assist them in the War of 1812, attacked and burned Fort Mims in southweste... |
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CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION
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During the American Civil War, Atlanta served as an important railroad and military supply hub. (See also: Atlanta in the Civil War.) In 1864, the city became the target of a major Union invasion (the subject of the 1939 film Gone with the Wind). The... |
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POST-RECONSTRUCTION TO PRESENT
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In 1880, Sister Cecilia Carroll, RSM, and three companions traveled from Savannah, Georgia to Atlanta to minister to the sick. With just 50 cents in their collective purse, the sisters opened the Atlanta Hospital, the first medical facility in the ci... |
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ECONOMY
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Atlanta is one of ten U.S. cities classified as an "alpha-world city" by a 2010 study at Loughborough University, and ranks fourth in the number of Fortune 500 companies headquartered within city boundaries, behind New York City, Houston, and Dallas.... |
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