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CLOSEST FREEWAYS: I-75, I-85, I-20, & I-285
APPROXIMATE POPULATION: 403,819
Had Atlanta's name not been changed twice, you might be sending
post cards home with the return address Terminus, GA or Marthasville,
GA on them. Laid out in 1837, the town folks didn't decide on
the current name until 1845. Because of its importance as a Confederate
supply depot, General William Tecumseh Sherman was determined
to take Atlanta and he did just that on September 1, 1864. About
six weeks later, ready to move on, he set the city on fire, burning
most of it to the ground. But the local folks weren't going to
let a few cinders and ashes stand in their way, so they rolled
up their shirt sleeves and quickly rebuilt their town.
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CLOSEST FREEWAYS: I-75, I-85, I-20, & I-285 APPROXIMATE POPULATION: 403,819 Had Atlanta's name not been changed twice, you might be sending
post cards home with the return address Terminus, GA or Marthasville,
GA on them. Laid out in 1837, the town folks didn't decide on
the current name until 1845. Because of its importance as a Confederate
supply depot, General William Tecumseh Sherman was determined
to take Atlanta and he did just that on September 1, 1864. About
six weeks later, ready to move on, he set the city on fire, burning
most of it to the ground. But the local folks weren't going to
let a few cinders and ashes stand in their way, so they rolled
up their shirt sleeves and quickly rebuilt their town. |