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	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Georgia Railroad Bank and Trust/Wachovia Bank, N.A.
		Georgia Railroad Company was chartered to a group of Athens businessmen in 1833 for the purpose of building a railroad from Augusta west into the interior of the state to extend the line that already existed between Charleston, South Carolina, and Augusta.
		In 1881 the company transferred its rail operations to the Central of Georgia Railway for ninety-nine years under the "Wadley Lease." The lease was renegotiated in 1972, extending it to the year 2030.
		Noteworthy officers of the Georgia bank have included John Pendleton King of Augusta, a former U.S. senator, who was president from 1841 to 1878, and former Confederate general Edward Porter Alexander, president from 1878 to 1880.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1744 (957 words)

	Marthasville, Georgia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Marthasville was named after Governor Wilson Lumpkin's daughter, Martha; it was officially incorporated on December 23, 1843.
		AN ACT to change the name of Marthasville, in DeKalb county, to that of Atlanta; also, to change the election precinct now held at the house of Charner Humphries, known as the Whitehall precinct, to Atlanta.
		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this act, the name of Marthasville, in DeKalb county, shall be changed to that of Atlanta.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marthasville,_Georgia (307 words)

	@ugusta History: Georgia Railroad and Banking, June 21, 1996
		The Georgia Railroad and Banking Co. was one of the oldest and most prominent companies in the state, one that loaned Augusta leadership and invested it with much respect.
		Georgia Railroad Co. was born Dec. 21, 1833.
		Georgia Railroad Bank was formed as subsidiary of the company about 1890 to avoid taxation.
	chronicle.augusta.com /history/railbank.html (622 words)

	Antebellum Georgia - 1838 to 1860
		In the northern part of the state, the Georgia Central RR cut across the state, meeting the Western and Atlantic in Atlanta.
		In the mountains of north Georgia similar tasks were completed by the large amount of Scot and Irish farmers, displaced during the brutal Panic of 1837.
		Georgia had been slave-free until 1750 when Joseph Habersham and two pastors pushed for admitting slaves to the fledgling colony.
	ngeorgia.com /history/antebel.html (805 words)

	Maps of Cobb County -- Cobb County Sheriff's Office, Marietta Georgia
		This is a map redrafted from Hall's 1895 Map of Georgia at the Carl Vinsion Institute of Government, University of Georgia.
		This is the map of Cobb County in 1863.
		Marthasville, named after the former Governor Wilson Lumpkin's daughter, became Atlanta in 1845.
	www.cobbsheriff.org /CobbMaps.htm (297 words)

	Wordwizard Clubhouse - Atlanta? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Three railroads were built in Georgia in the 1830's and 40's.
		"Georgia Railroad's Chief Engineer J.E. Thomson is credited with suggesting that the city be called "Atlanta," the feminine form of Atlantic; the name became official during 1845".
		Georgia RR started at Augusta -- it seems Thomson was being alliterative.
	www.wordwizard.com /newnav/chforum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3458 (71 words)

	10 people with the most influence on today's North Georgia
		A Cherokee chief and founder of the "Cherokee Triumvirate", he led his people on the path to acculturation after the Revolt of the Young Chiefs, influencing the tribal Council to reject Tecumseh's call for war.
		As governor of Georgia, he oversaw the Land Lottery of 1832, which eventually led to the removal of the Cherokee in the Trail of Tears.
		Marthasville, now known as Atlanta, was named for his daughter twice (Martha Atalanta Lumpkin).
	ngeorgia.com /feature/people.html (981 words)

	Atlanta Catholic Centennial
		It was brought from Madison, Georgia, on a wagon drawn by sixteen mules.
		The Georgia Railroad from Augusta to the new town was completed in 1845, the first train running through from Augusta to Marthasville September 15, 1845.
		In 1837 at a committee meeting of Georgia Baptists appointed to organize Mercer University, Whitehall was suggested as a location because of the convergence of the future railroads and travel at this point it was believed would develop into a large commercial center.
	www.archatl.com /offices/archives/centennial/acc-03.html (886 words)

	The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation - Preservation Issues
		Peters, as superintendent of the Georgia Railroad, spent 10 years building the rail line and rode the first passenger train from Augusta to “Marthasville,” as Atlanta was then known.
		Peters thought “Marthasville” an unsuitable name for a major city and in a company circular designated the terminal “Atlanta.” Three months later, the Georgia legislature officially adopted the new name for the city.
		He was an integral member of a group of businessmen who successfully maneuvered the move of the Georgia state capital from Milledgeville to Atlanta in the 1870s.
	www.georgiatrust.org /preservation_resources/Peters_House.htm (848 words)

	Atlanta, Georgia
		Atlanta, capital of the state of Georgia, is in almost all respects the principal centre of the American South.
		History A military outpost was established in 1814 in the Indian village of Standing Peachtrees on the east bank of the Chattahoochee River, and in 1837 this became the terminus of the Western and Atlantic Railroad.
		The settlement that grew up was at first known simply as Terminus; then in 1843 it was renamed Marthasville in honour of the daughter of the then governor.
	www.planetware.com /georgia/atlanta-us-ga-a.htm (445 words)

	Atlanta, Georgia information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Marthasville was renamed Atlanta in 1845 and was incorporated as such in 1847.
		Another facility is the Georgia Dome, of which Atlanta is home to the Chick-fil-A Bowl (formerly known as the Peach Bowl), which matches a SEC team against an ACC opponent, as well as the SEC Championship Game in football annually.
		As the state capital, Atlanta is also the site of most of Georgia's state government, including the Georgia State Capitol (topped with gold from Dahlonega, Georgia), the General Assembly, and the residence of the Governor of Georgia in Buckhead.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Atlanta,_Georgia (7062 words)

	GeorgiaInfo - Carl Vinson Institute of Government
		Poet Sidney Lanier was born in Macon, Georgia.
		Former Georgia governor Wilson Lumpkin had been very instrumental in the development of the Western and Atlantic Railroad.
		In this year a spot on the Chattahoochee River was chosen to be the southern end of the rail line; in railroad terminology this was its terminus.
	www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/1842.htm (185 words)

	Cartersville, Georgia, History
		The earliest evidence of human occupation of the Cartersville, Georgia area is the Paleo-Indian Period (10,000 BC).
		The State of Georgia usurped Cherokee lands and created 10 counties, one of which was Cass.
		In the Georgia Secession Convention of 1861, Cass County's three delegates voted against secession.
	notatlanta.org /cartersville.html (458 words)

	Atlanta Georgia History-About Atl Ga
		The sparsely settled Georgia Piedmont was chosen as the terminal for a railroad that was to run "from some point on the Tennessee line near the Tennessee River, commencing...
		The city was re-named Marthasville in honor of Governor Lumpkin's daughter.
		A few years later, prominent citizens decided that Marthasville was too long and too bucolic a name for such a progressive city and the name was changed to Atlanta.Residential patterns were forming.
	www.seegeorgiarealestate.com /Atlanta_Georgia_History.htm (4611 words)

	Spalding County Georgia - Official Site - SpaldingCounty.com
		Known as Georgia’s Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Spalding was born at Frederica (on St. Simon’s Island, Georgia) on March 25, 1774.
		His ancestors were from the Highlands of Scotland, and were among the band of hardy warriors which Oglethorpe brought to Georgia to form a bulwark for the New Colony against the Spaniards in Florida.
		He was given two options: to stay in Georgia and maybe live 6 months or to go out west to a dryer climate and survive 2 years.
	www.spaldingcounty.com /history.htm (1783 words)

	Atlanta, Georgia - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
		It is the county seat of Fulton County, although a portion of the city (the 1909 annex) is located in DeKalb County, and most of the airport, which is within the city limits, is in Clayton County.
		Whatever the case may be, Marthasville was renamed Atlanta in 1845 and was incorporated as such in 1847.
		The Georgia Department of Transportation operates Georgia Navigator to disseminate current traffic (travel times, high volume, wrecks) and road (construction, flooding, ice, debris) conditions throughout the state.
	www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=3138 (4633 words)

	History of the Georgia Railroad by Robert H. Hanson
		This work is the definitive history of the first railroad to operate in the state of Georgia.
		Originating in Augusta, the line’s terminus was set at a junction with the State Road, later known as the Western and Atlantic Railroad, where the infant town of Marthasville (later named Atlanta) was building.
		The Railroad played a major role in the development of the state of Georgia and a substantial role in the affairs of Southern railroading in the mid- to late nineteenth century.
	www.overmountainpress.com /Pages/georgiarr.html (174 words)

	Marthasville, Missouri MO, city profile (Warren County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
		Marthasville is a city in Warren County, in the Saint Louis metro area.
		At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Marthasville was $17,979, compared with $21,587 nationally.
		Median rent in Marthasville, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $338.
	www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=20475 (679 words)

	Atlanta History : GiftTree
		The Georgia Museum of Art opens in its first location, the basement of Piedmont Library.
		Despite its name, the Atlanta History Center's Museum Collection is regional in nature and includes objects dating from the early 19th century to the present.
		At its core are those items that refer to the history of Atlanta and its environs, but in order to place the history of city in its proper context, the collection also includes items that refer to the history of Georgia, the South and the nation.
	www.gifttree.com /Atlanta/Atlanta-history.html (681 words)

	Confederate Area
		There are two employees that check the seats, and the third one is in the booth.
		One is Rabun Gap and the other one which is this one is called Marthasville.
		When you get on at Marthasville Railroad Station, expect to get off in the French area near Monster Plantation, Deja Vu, Pirate Show along with Gotham City including Mindbender, and Batman The Ride.
	thrillridesweb.batcave.net /SFOG/Confederate.html (2059 words)

	Fulton County, Georgia Genealogical Records Information
		OR maybe you have some free time and want to earn a little extra money running errands and helping someone in desperate need of a document in the local county courthouse, library, or archive, or maybe take a picture of a tombstone in a local cemetery or of a house across town.
		Created from the western half of DeKalb County, Georgia's 150th county was named for famous inventor Robert Fulton, who demonstrated the practical use of steam power for water transportation by sailing the steamboat Clermont from New York City to Albany in 1807.
		As construction began on the railroad, a community grew up that became known as "Terminus." On Dec. 23, 1843, the General Assembly incorporated the railroad town, giving it a new name -- "Marthasville" -- in honor of the daughter of ex-governor Wilson Lumpkin (who was a strong backer of the railroad).
	www.mygeorgiagenealogy.com /ga_county/fu.htm (1058 words)

	Atlanta, Georgia
		It is the largest city in Georgia, as well as the state's capital.
		In 1861, Georgia became the fourth state to leave the union.
		In 1868, Atlanta was chosen as the capital of the state of Georgia.
	www.citytowninfo.com /places/georgia/atlanta (1191 words)

	Big Bethel AME Church - Downtown Atlanta
		Big Bethel A. Church was founded in 1847, and is the oldest predominantly African American congregation in the Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia area.
		However, the roots of the congregation of Big Bethel emanated from the population of Terminus, GA that incorporated under the name of Marthasville in 1843.
		"Thus was established the first colored church in Marthasville and it was Methodist." In 1847, the city officials determined that the township of Marthasville was destined to become the railroad center of the South; thus the name Marthasville was changed to Atlanta.
	www.bigbethelame.org /newAbout.html (502 words)

	Digital Library of Georgia
		He was born Jan. 1, 1844 in Marthasville and died December 17, 1916.
		He also fought for the Confederacy and served in the Georgia Legislature in 1889 and again from 1907-1908."--from field notes
		Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
	dlg.galileo.usg.edu /meta/html/dlg/vang/meta_dlg_vang_wal004.html (87 words)

	Hill Street Press \| Quiz
		Terminus, so named because the city acted as a hub for railroad lines or Marthasville, after Georgia Governor Wilson Lumpkin’s youngest daughter Martha.
		Georgia Railroad Chief Engineer John Edgar Thompson first used the name Atlanta (feminine of Atlantic) to designate his railroad’s local depot.
		The name stuck and was officially adopted by the city in 1843.
	www.hillstreetpress.com /AtlantaQuiz.html (503 words)

	Marthasville, MO (Warren County) - city political info - ePodunk
		Presidential politics: Marthasville is in Warren County, which supported George W. Bush in the last two presidential elections.
		According to unofficial vote totals for 2004, Bush received 7,882 votes and John Kerry received 5,461 votes.
		Commercial FM radio stations in or near Marthasville
	www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/politicalInfo.php?locIndex=20475 (241 words)

	Visit Georgia Online
		Atlanta began as the terminal point of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, a project authorized by the State of Georgia in 1836.
		Originally known as Terminus, and later Marthasville, by the Civil War Atlanta was a bustling city.
		Union General William T. Sherman's occupation of Atlanta during the Civil War left much of the city in ruin, and antebellum era buildings such as the Tullie Smith House are today a rarity.
	www.visitgeorgiaonline.com /article_historic_atlanta.htm (383 words)

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