News & Culture Back The making of Troubadour, Janece Shaffer and Kristian Bush’s 1950s country musicalAs Shaffer began to flesh out her characters, she moved Nashville star Billy and son Joe’s estrangement center stage, along with Joe and songwriter Inez’s love story. There was just one problem: If youâ

Skip to this pages content Advertisement Atlanta Must-Dos Atlanta Guide Photos United States Guide The birthplace of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., is on Auburn Avenue, preserved as part of a National Historic Site that includes his home church, Ebenezer Baptist. Photograph by RonSherman.com Atlant

Atlantas forgotten black history Many of the citys African-American landmarks need attention Scott Henry Feb. 16, 2010 0 Tweet Share During the 40s and 50s, John Wesley Dobbs was known as the mayor of Sweet Auburn, the most politically influential black man in Atlanta and a pillar of the African-American business comm

  Atlanta Georgia, U. S. A. County:FultonAtlanta Old and New: Prehistory to 1847Articles in this series:Atlanta:Prehistory to 1847Atlanta:1848 to 1868Atlanta:1868-1879The first great inland city in the United States grew at the intersection of great roads. Peachtree was the first, and today the most famous, but t

Menu History Atlanta Historic Buildings, People & Things in Atlanta History January 18, 2017 Skip to content Main Menu Buildings People Things Preservation Mysteries & Murders Jasper “Jack” Smith – Atlanta’s Quaintest Character MARTA–Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority&#

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United States History HomeChronological Eras Chronological ErasEarly AmericaInformation TablesMapsHistory QuizzesGlossaryBlog HomeChronological Eras Chronological ErasEarly AmericaInformation TablesMapsHistory QuizzesGlossaryBlog History of Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, county seat of Fulton County, has been the

The history of Atlanta dates back to when Georgia decided to build a railroad to the U.S. Midwest and a location was chosen to be the lines terminus. The stake marking the founding of Terminus was driven into the ground in (called the Zero Mile Post). In homes and a store were built there and the settlement grew. Betwe