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It houses the headquarters of CNN, Coca-Cola and CNN and saw the birth of Martin Luther King. You already knew that. But did you know that the city had 3 names before being called Atlanta? What is its busiest airport in the world? That one of its drive-in restaurants can accommodate more than 600 cars per day? No ? But that’s not all…
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5-anectdotes-atlanta-articleWhat’s your little name?
Before being called Atlanta, the city was called ” Terminus “- hardly encouraging – then” Marthaville “, In homage to the daughter of Gouverneur Wilson Lumpkin and then the cute ” Trasherville ” Its current small name, it owes it to the engineer of engineering J. Edgar Thompson, who saw in “ Atlanta The shortened version of “Atlantica-Pacifica”.
Atlanta is also the only city in North America to be destroyed by a act of war, when the General Sherman burned her. Only 400 frail buildings have stood proudly, and the symbol of the city has since been a phoenix.
The fifth wheel of the Capital
In the beginning, in 1776, the center of the state was located Savannah, the pretty town of the south. 2 years later, however, the city was taken by the English, and the government moved to Augusta. The latter was quickly judged ” too far east “, and the government was repatriated to Louisville in 1796. When the poor girl was nibbled by malaria, a whole new capital was built in Milledgeville, in 1807.
Finally, in 1868, Atlanta was chosen as the High Place of the Georgian State, and has proudly remained so since. And it was a great choice. From a city rather important for its state, it has grown to the most populous city in Georgia, then an international metropolis. It is one of the fastest growing urban areas in the United States!
Atlanta, soon center of the world?
Large city in the United States, Atlanta is also a major international city. Its airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, is the one that sees the most passengers in the world, with between 90 and 95 million every year, and this since 2000. For the anecdote, its terminal is as large as 45 football fields.
The 2 advantages to note, it is that the plane tickets leaving from Atlanta are generally very affordable, and that Atlanta is located 2 or 3 hours from 83% of the largest American cities. So where are you going for your next vacation?
Peachtree, did you say Peachtree?
You are lost, your city map seems to be as much as you are: it swears by ” Peachtree And in place all over the city. Printing error? Drunkenness Appellation Committee Streets of Atlanta, if there is one, when he had to decide on the organization of the city? Anyway, more than 70 streets, alleys and others are called “Peachtree”.
And again, to top it off, there would be no connection with the famous fishing, emblem of the State, since ” peachtree Would not come from the tree that bears these fruits, but from a ancient village of American Indians located there before, which was called ” Standing Pitch Tree “, Which referred to the fir trees from which resin (” pitch ”) Were obtained. Simply.
Fancy a snack?
It covers 8,000 m2 in Downtown Atlanta, and it has been a city institution for over 75 years. It can accommodate 600 cars, filled with more than 800 people. He cooks 3.2 km of hot dogs, 1.134 kg of potatoes, 1.136 L of chili and 5,000 fried pies per day.
This is Varsity, the largest drive-in in the world, a must in the city. We understand why, when we know that when the Yellowjackets de Georgria Tech have a home game, more than 30,000 come to order there … Now is not the time to forget to ask for ketchup.
