History of Atlanta: 1782-1910 By Katie Wagner 1782 First Written Record of Standing Peachtree 1793 Eli Whitney, The cotton gin 1814 Fort Peachtree was built Period: 1818 to 1838 Creeks and Cherokees to surrender their land 1821 ATL opened for white settlement 1833 Hardy Ivy, first permanent white settler 1837 Western and Atlantic Railroad built from Chattanooga to ATL, ATL named Terminus 1843 ATL name changed to Marthasville 1844 ATL became Atlanta 1850 Oakland Cemetery oped 1860 Civil War 1864 Sherman destroyed ATL 1865 All 5 railroads back in operation 1868 ATL became the capital 1886 John S. Pemberton created Coca Cola, Jacobs Pharmacy began selling Coca Cola 1890 ATL had12 railroad lines 1892 Coca Cola Company founded by Asa Candler 1905 Alonzo Herndon founded the Atlanta Life Insurance Co. 1906 Atlanta Race Riot 19,010 ATL had 40 railroad lines
