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it w2as named terminis because they wanted to name it that

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When was Terminus - Atlanta - created?

Terminus - Atlanta - was created in 2009.


What was atlanta's original name?

Atlanta was named by J. Edgar Thomson, Chief Engineer of the Georgia Railroad. Mr. Thomson gave varying stories about how he came up with the name, but our personal favorite is that the city was named for former Governor Wilson Lumpkin's daughter's. Her middle name was Atalanta, after the fleet-footed goddess.


How did Atlanta gets its name?

J. Edgar Thomson, a railroad official suggested the area be named "Atlantica-Pacifica" after the railroad. It was shortened and the town of Atlanta was incorporated on December 29, 1847. Another version states Mr. Thompson named the town Atlanta after Governor Lumpkin's' daughter, Atlanta.


Why was Atlanta location important?

It was located at the terminus of a railway line


What was the railroad inspired name of Atlanta before 1842?

Terminus:)


When did altanta become a city?

Atlanta become a city in 1837 at the end of the Western Atlantic rail line. It was first named Marthasville in honor of the then-governors daughter, nicknamed Terminus for its rail location, then changed soon after to Atlanta - the feminine of Atlantic, as in the railroad.


What Georgian town was once called terminus?

Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, because it is where the tracks terminated. Margaret Mitchell refers to it in GWTW.


What was the first name of Atlanta?

marthasville,ga 1842 another name was Terminus


Is the worlds biggest aquarium in Terminus Atlanta?

Nope. The world's biggest aquarium is the Georgia Aquarium located in downtown Atlanta near Centennial Olympic Park.


What was Atlanta called before it was Atlanta due to the end of the RR lines?

It was called Terminus and sometimes Thraserville. In 1842 it was renamed Marthasville. The name desired by the Railroad was Atlantica-Pacifica which was shortened to Atlanta and was incorporated as such in 1847.


What were the five capitals of Georgia in chronological order?

Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, and Atlanta (or Terminus).


What was Rome named originally?

it was originally named Roma