Continuing our march through the history of the City of Atlanta, the population triples in 5-years, there is a recognition of the need for a proper rail connecting point, and the little town by the railroad tracks continues to change. It’s an ongoing story of Iron and Ambition on this week’s Stories of Atlanta.
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It was the country’s first but it didn’t last
Today, a visit from the President of the United States often means traffic jams and inconvenience. But, in the early days of the City of Atlanta, a visit from the Commander in Chief was an occasion for great fanfare. Probably because such visits were few and far between and the opportunity to see, first-hand and […]
