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Atlanta, Georgia -
Real Estate
The capital and largest city of Georgia,
in the northwest part of the state. It was founded in 1837 at the end
of the railroad line as Terminus and renamed Atlanta in 1845. Almost
entirely burned on November 15, 1864, before the start of Union
general William Tecumseh Sherman's march to the sea, the city was
rapidly rebuilt and became the permanent state capital in 1877.
Population: 394,017.
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