The History of Atlanta 1782-1917 By Parker (actress) 1782 Standing Peachtree; first written record 1814 Fort Peachtree was build 1818 Removal of Creek and Cherokee began 1821 ATL opened for white settlement 1833 Hardy Ivy was the first permanent settler 1837 Western and Atlantic Railroad built from Chattanooga to ATL 1837 ATL named Terminus 1838 Trail of Tears 1843 ATL name changed to Marthasville 1844 ATL became ATL 1850 Oakland Cemetery opened 1860 The civil war 1864 Sherman destroyed ATL 1865 All 5 railroads back in operation 1868 ATL because the capital 1882 Coca Cola Company founded by Asa Candler 1883 Atlanta Journal founded by Henry Grady 1886 John S. Pemberton created Coca Cola 1886 Jacobs pharmacy because selling Coca Cola 1890 ATL had 12 railroads 1905 Alonzo Herndon founded the Atlanta Life Insurance Co. 1906 Atlanta Race Riot 1910 ATL had 40 railroad lines 1913 The trail of Leo Frank 1925 Candler Field opened as first airport
