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The 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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ATL opened for white settlement
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Hardy Ivy, first permanent white settler
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Atlanta was first name terminus
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The western and Atlantic railroad built from Chattanooga to ATL.
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Atlanta name changed to Marthasville
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Atlanta became Atlanta
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Oakland Cemetery opened
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Civil War started
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Sherman destroyed ATL
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All 5 railroads back in operation
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ATL became the capital of Georgia
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John s. Pemberton created Coco Cola.
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Jacobs Pharmacy began selling Coco Cola
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ATL had grown to 12 railroad lines
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Coco Cola Company founded Asa Candler.
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Alonzo Herndon founded the Atlanta Life Insurance Co.
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Atlanta Race Riot
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ATL had 40 railroads lines
