The Historyof ATL 1782-1910-2018 By Richard101 1782 first Written Record of standing peachtree 1793 Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin 1814 Fort Peachtree was built Period: 1818 to 1838 Creeks & Cherokees forced to surrender their land 1821 ATL opened for white settlement 1833 Hardy Ivy, first permanent white settler 1837 Western and Atlantic buit from Chattanooga to ATL/Terminus 1843 ATL name changed to Marthasville 1844 ATLbecame Atlanata Nov 19, 1850 Oakland Cemetery is OPEN 1860 OMG Civil War 1864 Sherman destroyed ATL wow 1865 ALL 5 railroads back and working 1868 ATL became the capital woo hoo 1886 John S. pemberton created Coca Cola 1890 atl had 12 railroads 1892 coca cola company founded by Asa Candler 1905 Alonzo Herndon founded the Atl life insurance Co. 1906 Atl race riot 1910 ATL had 40 railroad lines 2018 to atl is what it is
