The history of Atlanta 1782-1910 By Deriso14 1782 First Written Record Of Standing Peachtree 1793 Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin 1814 Fort Peachtrree was built Period: 1818 to 1838 Creeks and Cherokees forced to surrender their land 1821 Atlanta was opened for white settlement 1833 Hardy Ivy, first permanent white settler 1837 Western and Atlantic Railroad built from Chattanooga to Atlanta. Atlanta named terminus. 1843 Atlanta name was changed to marthasville 1844 Atlanta became Atlanta 1850 Oakland cemetery opened 1860 Civil war, there were battles 1864 Sherman destroyed Atlanta 1865 All 5 railroads back in operation 1868 Atlanta became the capital 1886 John S. Pemberton created coco cola, Jacobs Pharmacy began selling coco cola 1892 Coco-cola company founded by asa candler 1905 Alonzo Herndon founded the Atlanta life insurance co. 1906 Atlanta Race Riot 1910 Atlanta had 40 railroads lines
