Atlanta, GA was initially called "Terminus" since it was at the end/termination of the rail line from Rossville [Chattanooga], Tenn.. Later the town's name was  changed to "Marthasville" (Martha Wilson Lumpkin was the daughter of Wilson Lumpkin, the Georgia's governor). In 1845, the name was changed to "Atlanta," for the feminine form of the word Atlantic. Coincidently, Martha Lumpkin's nickname was "Atalanta" ( the Greek goddess of the hunt).  Today many continued to believe the town was named for her.

The city's seal, sybolic of the city's rebuilding following its destruction during the Civil War, is the Pheonix rising from its ashes and includes the motto, "Resurgens," Latin for "rising again.".

Tara  is near Jonesboro, Georgia, approximately 20 miles south of Atlanta. It is the fictional home of Scarlett O'Hara in the novel, Gone With the Wind.

For a chronological history from 1782 to 1986 visit City-Directory.com.

For additional history visit The City of Atlanta Website.

 The Atlanta History Center provides exhibitions, historic homes, a calendar of historical events, historic gardens and grounds and information on the Kenan Research Center for Southern History and Culture.

You can find all types of entertainment in Atlanta. You can find the Georgia Aquarium, The Fox Theater, nearby restaurants and the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and more.