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First Written Record of Standing Peachtree
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Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin
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Fort Peachtree was built
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Creeks and Cherokees forced to surrender their land
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Atlanta was opened for white settlement.
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Hardy Ivy, was the first permanent white settler
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Western and Atlantic Railroad was built from Chattanooga/Tennessee to Atlanta, ATL named Terminus
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Atlanta's name changed to Marthasville
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Atlanta became Atlanta
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Oakland Cemetery opened
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Civil War begun
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Sherman Destroyed Atlanta
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All 5 railroads got back in operation
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Atlanta became the capital
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John S. Pemberton created Coca Cola, Jacobs Pharmacy began selling Coca Cola
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Atlanta had 12 railroad lines
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Coca Cola Company was founded by Asa Candler
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Alonzo Herndon founded the Atlanta Life Insurance Co.
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Atlanta had a Race Riot
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Atlanta had 40 railroad lines
