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| Uneven and unplanned area of development |
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When was Atlanta founded?
What was Atlanta known as?
Why was it changed to Atlanta? |
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1837.
Terminus/Marthasville
It was changed to the feminine Atlanta after the Atlantic railroad station. Atlanta was a railway hub. Today it is an airport hub. |
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| Atlanta has emerged as a banking center of the south and flipflops with what city? |
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| How many fortune 500 companies call Atlanta home? |
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What is the population for the city of Atlanta?
What is the population in the metro-Atlanta area?
How much has the population increased in the past decade? |
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The city's population is 420,000.
The Metro's population is 4.1 Million.
The population has increased by 40% in the past decade. |
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| How did Atlanta become the capital city of the southeast? |
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| Atlanta became the "it" city by default. A city in Alabama was positioned to become the business hub of the South East, however, it's mayor was so firmly stuck in racism that large companies did not want to be associated with the city. Atlanta became the it city because (birmingham? I think?) was too busy being hateful to realize they were pushing away large businesses. |
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| Why do people want nothing to do with the King center? When was MLK Jr. Murdered? |
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| After MLK jr was murdered in 1968, there was a string of unfortunate tragedies and deaths within the family. All that King left his family was copyrights on this published works. Because of that, they are very possessive over everything that he had left. Dexter King has two lawsuits against his sister at the moment. All of this bad publicity and disunity makes it so people are hesitant to do business with the Center. |
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