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Atlanta

City in Georgia
Atlanta is the capital of the U.S. state of Georgia. It played an important part in both the Civil War and the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Atlanta History Center chronicles the city's past, and the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site is...
Population: 499,127 (2022)
Area codes: 404/678/470/943/770
City of Atlanta: December 29, 1847; 176 years ago
Demonym: Atlantans
Elevation: 1,050 ft (320 m)
Terminus: 1837; 187 years ago