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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.

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