| LC control no. | n 79023214 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Atlanta (Ga.) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Georgia--Atlanta |
| Variant(s) | City of Atlanta (Ga.) |
| Beginning date | 1847-12-29 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Georgia |
| Special note | Old catalog heading: Atlanta |
| Found in | GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 33°44ʹ56ʺN 084°23ʹ17ʺW) Wikipedia, August 12, 2015 (Atlanta; City of Atlanta; capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia; county seat of Fulton County, and a small portion of the city extends eastward into DeKalb County; first known as "Terminus" (1837), and later as "Thrasherville". By 1842, the town had six buildings and 30 residents, and was renamed "Marthasville" [no access points in OCLC]; J. Edgar Thomson, Chief Engineer of the Georgia Railroad, suggested the town be renamed "Atlantica-Pacifica," which was shortened to "Atlanta". The residents approved, and the town was incorporated as Atlanta on December 29, 1847; 33°45ʹ18ʺN 84°23ʹ24ʺW) |
| Geographic area code | n-us-ga |
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