Daily Almanac for
Oct 13, 2008
Search White Pages
Info search tips
Bio search tips

Sponsored LinksTravel reviews & great deals at TripAdvisor:

Encyclopedia

Atlanta

Atlanta (utlăn'tu, ăt–) [key], city (1990 pop. 394,017), state capital and seat of Fulton co., NW Ga., on the Chattahoochee R. and Peachtree Creek, near the Appalachian foothills; inc. 1847. It is Georgia's largest city and one of the leading cities of the South.

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

    • Cite
    • Print
    • Bookmark

More on Atlanta from Infoplease:

See more Encyclopedia articles on: U.S. Political Geography