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Atlanta (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 33 44 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 33.7333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 084 23 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -84.3833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in northwest central Georgia; in Civil War was key Confederate supply depot; burned by Sherman in 1864; epitomizes "New South" attitude of return to "business as usual" since Civil War; financial and commercial capital of the southeastern US and a leading national city. |
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Fulton (county) (P) |
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Atlanta (inhabited place) (P) |
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DeKalb (county) (P) |
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Atlanta (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded as railroad terminus in 1837, incorporated in 1845, now state's largest city |
| city (C) |
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| state capital (C) |
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during Reconstruction, then chosen as permanent capital by state referendum |
| county seat (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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for chemicals, food processing, iron & steel |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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for textiles & home of Coca-Cola, is hub of region manufacturing |
| commercial center (C) |
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headquarters for many companies, including Coca-Cola |
| financial center (C) |
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for road, rail & air traffic |
| medical center (C) |
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also headquarters of Centers for Disease Control (part of USA Public Health Service) |
| military center (C) |
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for Fort McPherson & Dobbins Air Force Base |
| tourist center (C) |
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for grave of Martin Luther King, Jr., Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama & home of Joel Chandler Harris, author of Uncle Remus tales |
| prison center (C) |
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for federal penitentiary |
| educational center (C) |
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for over 20 degree-granting institutions, including Atlanta, Oglethorpe, Emory & Georgia State universities & Spelman College |
| cultural center (C) |
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for historic & new architecture & for Memorial Arts Center (which includes museum, art school, theater & symphony hall) |
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Georgia .......... (state) |
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(World, North and Central America, United States) [7007248] |
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