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13 May, 6 tweets, 2 min read
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Lake Lanier
Ponce City Market
Stone Mountain
Underground Atlanta
Piedmont Park

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20 May
History of Underground Atlanta
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As we know, Atlanta is a transient city. Many of us that call this city home, aren’t from here.

And personally, I love history.

So going back and exploring the landmarks of our city is interesting to me....and if it’s interesting to you, enjoy this thread...
So 50 years after the colonization of GA, the state legislature began to think about western expansion.

In 1837 they voted to build the “Western & Atlantic Railroad” to open trade w/ the Midwest.

Marthasville (aka Terminus & later Atlanta) was the last stop on the rail line. ImageImage
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6 May
History of Lake Lanier
(a thread)
As we know, Atlanta is a transient city. Many of us that call this city home, aren’t from here.

And personally, I love history.

So going back and exploring the landmarks of our city is interesting to me....and if it’s interesting to you, enjoy this thread...
In the 1950s, Georgia is coming off the heels of the Great Depression and subsequently, WW2.

WW2 greatly benefitted the GA economy through Fort Benning,as well as the ports of Savannah & Brunswick.
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29 Apr
History of Piedmont Park 🏞
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As we know, Atlanta is a transient city. Many of us that call this city home, aren’t from here.

And personally, I love history.

So going back and exploring the landmarks of our city is interesting to me....and if it’s interesting to you, enjoy this thread...
The history of Piedmont Park predates Fulton County & even Atlanta itself.

The park, like much of Atlanta, was originally a forest. The forest was inhabited by Native Americans, the Creek tribe.
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29 Apr
History of Ponce City Market
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As we know, Atlanta is a transient city. Many of us that call this city home, aren’t from here.

And personally, I love history.

So going back and exploring the landmarks of our city is interesting to me....and if it’s interesting to you, enjoy this thread...
So, in 1868, 3 years after the Civil War & 4 after Sherman’s March to the Sea, the city of Atlanta, as a whole, was looking for redemption.

This story of redemption along with the story of PCM’s origin, started with a “fountain of youth”.
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