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23 ago 2012 · In 1893, on the fiftieth anniversary of the naming of Marthasville, the Atlanta Constitution sent reporter Harry Hodgson to profile Martha Wilson “Atalanta” Lumpkin Compton, then a widow of...
9 mag 2019 · What do Terminus, Marthasville and Atlantica-Pacifica all have in common? Believe it or not, they’re all former names for Atlanta. In 1836, the Georgia General Assembly voted the Western and Atlantic Railroad into existence.
30 ago 2018 · Rickey Bevington shares how Atlanta got its name. Atlanta began in 1837 at the end of the Western and Atlantic Railroad. The terminus, which means 'the end of the line', is still marked by the zero mile post. In 1843, Terminus was renamed Marthasville.
- Adair Park
- Ansley Park
- Bakers Ferry
- Benteen Park
- Blandtown
- Bolton
- Brookwood and Brookwood Hills
- Buckhead
- Cabbagetown
- Candler Park
Land speculator George Washington Adair helped make this area of Atlanta viable by bringing trolley service to the area in 1870. Adair died in 1889, and the park that bears his nameopened in 1892.
Daniel X. O'Neil, Flickr // CC BY 2.0 Another neighborhood named after its founder, Ansley Park takes its name from Edwin P. Ansley,who in 1904 teamed up with several partners to buy an unused plot of land from George Washington Collier to develop a verdant high-end commuter suburb.
Ferry operator Absalom Baker began service across the Chattahoochee River thanks to an 1847 act of the state legislature, and the area around his landing now bears his name.
The area was originally called Benteen in a nod to U.S Army Brigadier General Frederick Benteen, who was responsible for saving seven out of the 12 companies in Custer’s regiment during the battle now known as “Custer’s Last Stand.” Only later was “Park” added to the name.
Felix Bland, a freed slave, received the land for the neighborhood that now bears his name as part of his former owner’s will. When Bland fell behind on his tax payments, developers bought it and transformed it into a residential area. The neighborhood turned into a heavy industrial area after Atlanta annexed Blandtown in 1952 and rezoned it in 195...
Formerly an independent town, Bolton had a variety of names, including Fulton, Boltonville, and Iceville after the Atlanta Brewery & Ice Co. The town eventually settled on Bolton to honor Charles Bolton, who was appointed state Railroad Commissioner in 1837. Atlanta annexed Bolton in 1952.
Joseph and Emma Mimms Thompson named their estate “Brookwood” after they settled on the land in the late 1880s. The surrounding neighborhood then adopted the name. Later, Brookwood Hills, which is located on the opposite side of Peachtree Road from the estate, was founded in 1922.
catharticflux, Flickr // CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 When founded in 1837, the neighborhood was called Irbyville after Henry Irby’s general store and tavern. But after Irby shot a buck and hung its head on the wall for all to see, the community began calling the area Buckhead. In the late 19th century, locals campaigned to rename the area “Northside Park,” but...
An ode to odor, Cabbagetown received its name from the long-lasting aroma that resulted after the entire neighborhood around the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill cooked free (and possibly spoiled) cabbages on the same night. It’s saidthat either a truck carrying them flipped over and spilled loads of cabbages onto the street for anyone’s taking or that t...
Asa Griggs Candler, the partial and later sole owner of Coca-Cola, donated the land for what became Candler Park, which opened in 1926.
20 set 2023 · The Birth of a Rail Hub: Terminus and Marthasville. Did you know Atlanta was initially named “Terminus” because of its role as a transportation hub? Eventually, it was renamed Marthasville and finally Atlanta. This city was destined for significance from the start.
In 1842 former governor Wilson Lumpkin, then president of the W&A suggested either the name Lumpkin or Mitchell for the town (Samuel Mitchell had given land to build the actual terminus). On December 23, 1842, the tiny town was incorporated as Marthasville in honor of his daughter, Martha Atalanta.
8 mar 2012 · There are conflicting tales about how the name eventually changed from Marthasville to Atlanta. Some believed it was derived from the goddess Atalanta, and others came to believe that it was the middle name of Martha Lumpkin Compton.
