RAILROADS PLAYED A HUGE ROLE IN OUR HISTORY
3 Fun Facts About Atlanta
The Atlanta Braves just won the World Series! This victory adds to our state’s historical achievements that makes us proud to be from Georgia. In the spirit of their win, here are some fun facts about Atlanta.
Today, Atlanta has one of the busiest airports because of its location. Atlanta is only a two- hour flight from 80% of the U.S. population. This made it a major port and a reasonable stopover for travel. Atlanta is also ranked the seventh most-visited city for business. This is because Atlanta is home to 10 Fortune 500 companies such as Coca- Cola, The Home Depot, UPS, and Delta Air Lines.
Western and Atlantic railroad. The General Assembly approved this name change in December 1847.
THE RISING PHOENIX
TRANSPORTATION AND TRAVEL
During the Civil War, Sherman’s March occurred and Atlanta was burned to the ground on Nov. 15, 1864. Atlanta was known for its railroads and played a huge role for the Confederate states. Therefore, the destruction of the city and its rail lines devastated the Confederacy. This destruction makes Atlanta the only city in North America destroyed as an act of war. The city literally had to rebuild itself from the ashes. Because of this devastation, the city’s symbol is a phoenix. There is a monument in Atlanta that represents the reconstruction of their city called Atlanta from the Ashes, otherwise known as The Phoenix.
In 1837, Georgia built a railroad that would go into the Midwestern part of the U.S. The railroads established Atlanta as a collection and distribution center. This establishment made Atlanta thrive as a transportation hub, and later on, it would expand because of highways and airports.
ORIGINAL NAME OF OUR CAPITAL
Georgia named the railroad Terminus (meaning “the end”) because it was the southern end of the Western and Atlantic rail lines from Tennessee. Because of this, Terminus was also the name of Georgia’s capital at the time. In 1842, the name of the capital changed to Marthasville in honor of former Governor Wilson Lumpkin’s daughter, Martha. Some residents didn’t like the idea of the city having a feminine name. Therefore, they proposed the name Atlanta, based on the
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CHICKEN WITH LEMON HERB SAUCE
Ingredients • 1/3 cup and 2 tbsp olive oil, divided • 4 boneless chicken breasts • 1 clove of garlic, minced • 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup parsley, chopped • 1/3 cup mint, chopped • 1 1/2 tsp pepper • 1 lemon, for juice and zest
Directions 1. Preheat oven to 450 F. 2. In a large ovenproof skillet, heat 2 tbsp olive oil.
3. Season chicken with salt and pepper if desired and sear it in the skillet for 3 minutes on each side. Bake chicken until its internal temperature is 165 F. 4. In a blender, add 1/3 cup olive oil, garlic, salt, parsley, mint, pepper, and lemon zest and juice and blend ingredients until coarsely mixed. 5. Top chicken with sauce and serve!
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