The History of Atlanta: 1782-1910 By Nicholas.E.Price 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 was built from Chattanooga to Atlanta 1837 Atlanta was named Terminus because the Railroads ended in Atlanta 1843 Atlanta changed names to Marthasville 1844 Atlanta changes its name to Atlanta 1850 Oakland Cemetery opened 1860 Civil War 1864 Sherman Burned down Atlanta 1865 All 5 railroads rebuilt and in operation 1868 Atlanta became the capital of Georgia 1886 John S. Pemberton created Coca Cola 1886 Jacobs Pharmacy began to sell Coca Cola 1890 Atlanta had 12 Railroads 1892 Coca Cola Company founded by Asa Candler 1905 Alonzo Herndon founded then Atlanta Life Insurance Co. 1906 Atlanta Race Riot 1910 Atlanta had 40 railroad lines
