The History of Atlanta: 1782-1910 By TopDawg157 1782 First Written Record of Standing Peachtree 1793 Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin 1814 Fort Peachtree was built Period: 1818 to 1838 Creeks and Cherokees forced to surrender their land 1821 Atlanta opened for white settlement 1833 Hardy Ivy, first permanent white settler 1837 Western and Atlantic Railroad built from Chattanooga to Atlanta 1837 Atlanta named Terminus 1843 Atlanta named changed to Marthasville 1844 Atlanta became Atlanta 1850 Oakland Cementery opened 1860 Civil War 1864 Sherman destroyed Atlanta 1865 All five railroads back in operation 1868 Atlanta became the capital 1886 `John S. Pemberton created Coca Cola 1886 Jacobs Pharmacy began selling Coca Cola 1890 Atlanta had 12 railroad lines 1892 Coca Cola Company founded by Asa Candler 1905 Alonzo Herndon founded the Atlanta Life Insurance Co. 1906 Atlanta Race Riot 1910 Atlanta had 40 railroad lines
