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==History==

==History==

Atlanta began as a railroad town in 1837, when the Western and Atlantic Railroad selected an uninhabited site for its western terminus. Here, a small settlement, aptly named Terminus, was built; its name was changed  to Marthasville in 1843 and finally to Atlanta in 1845. With the arrival of two other railroads, Atlanta became a major crossroads and the center of a fast growing transportation network. Wholesalers and bankers located in Atlanta, making it one of the main inland commercial centers of the Southeast. An important founder was John James "Cousin John" Thrasher (1818–99), an entrepreneur who built railroads in Georgia. Thrasher represented Fulton County in the state legislature during 1859-63, and during the Civil War his Atlanta home was used as a headquarters by the Confederate Army. After the war, Thrasher helped the South rebuild by constructing civic buildings and railroads.

Atlanta began as a railroad town in 1837, when the Western and Atlantic Railroad selected an uninhabited site for its western terminus. Here, a small settlement, aptly named Terminus, was built; its name was changed  to Marthasville in 1843 and finally to Atlanta in 1845. With the arrival of two other railroads, Atlanta became a major crossroads and the center of a fast growing transportation network. Wholesalers and bankers located in Atlanta, making it one of the main inland commercial centers of the Southeast. An important founder was John James "Cousin John" Thrasher (1818–99), an entrepreneur who built railroads in Georgia. Thrasher represented Fulton County in the state legislature during 1859–63, and during the Civil War his Atlanta home was used as a headquarters by the Confederate Army. After the war, Thrasher helped the South rebuild by constructing civic buildings and railroads.

By the eve of the Civil War, Atlanta, with a population of more than 9,000, was the fourth largest city in Georgia.   

By the eve of the Civil War, Atlanta, with a population of more than 9,000, was the fourth largest city in Georgia.   

* Goodson, Steve. ''Highbrows, Hillbillies, and Hellfire: Public Entertainment in Atlanta, 1880-1930'' (2002) 270pp

* Goodson, Steve. ''Highbrows, Hillbillies, and Hellfire: Public Entertainment in Atlanta, 1880-1930'' (2002) 270pp

* Greenhouse, Carol J. ''Praying for Justice: Faith, Order, and Community in an American Town.'' (1986). 222 pp. on Southern Baptists

* Greenhouse, Carol J. ''Praying for Justice: Faith, Order, and Community in an American Town.'' (1986). 222 pp. on Southern Baptists

* Hornsby, Alton, Jr. "Andrew Jackson Young: Mayor of Atlanta, 1982-1990." ''Journal of Negro History'' 1992 77(3): 159-182. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/2717559  in JSTOR]

* Hornsby, Alton, Jr. "Andrew Jackson Young: Mayor of Atlanta, 1982-1990." ''Journal of Negro History'' 1992 77(3): 159–182. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/2717559  in JSTOR]

* Hornsby, Alton, Jr. ''Black  Power in Dixie: A Political  History of African Americans in  Atlanta'' (2009), focus on mayors Jackson and Young

* Hornsby, Alton, Jr. ''Black  Power in Dixie: A Political  History of African Americans in  Atlanta'' (2009), focus on mayors Jackson and Young

* Hunter, Floyd. ''Community Power Structure'' (1953).  

* Hunter, Floyd. ''Community Power Structure'' (1953).  

* Watts, Eugene J. ''The Social Bases of City Politics: Atlanta, 1865-1903.'' (1978). 188 pp. quantitative history

* Watts, Eugene J. ''The Social Bases of City Politics: Atlanta, 1865-1903.'' (1978). 188 pp. quantitative history

===Primary source===

===Primary source===

* Kuhn, Clifford M.; Joye, Harlon E.; and West, E. Bernard, eds. ''Living Atlanta: An Oral History of the City, 1914-1948. (1990). 406 pp.

* Kuhn, Clifford M.; Joye, Harlon E.; and West, E. Bernard, eds. ''Living Atlanta: An Oral History of the city, 1914–1948. (1990). 406 pp.

==References==

==References==