The city of Atlanta is the state capital of Georgia and home to most of Georgia's state government. In addition, it is the county seat of Fulton County. Atlanta is also the largest city in Georgia. As of December, 2004, it was estimated that the city had a population of 425,000, making it the forty-first largest city in the United States.
Geography
Atlanta has a total area of 132.4 square miles, and it is about 1000 feet above sea level. Sitting on a ridge south of the Chattahoochee River, Atlanta is the third highest city in the U.S. in elevation.
Recreation and Special Attractions
Atlanta is home to many fine museums, such as the High Museum of Art, the Atlanta History Center, the Civil War Museum, the Carter Center and Presidential Library, the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site, the World of Coca-Cola, and the Margaret Mitchell House and Museum.
There are also great avenues in Atlanta for the arts, represented by some notables as the Fox Theatre, the Alliance Theatre, the Atlanta Symphony, the Atlanta Ballet, and the Atlanta Opera.
The Georgia Aquarium, the world's largest aquarium, is in Atlanta. The aquarium holds approximately eight million gallons of water.
Piedmont Park, the largest park in metro Atlanta, is the happening place in Atlanta for festivals. Atlanta Botanical Garden is next to Piedmont Park, and the fun-filled Zoo Atlanta is located in Grant Park. Stone Mountain, just east of Atlanta, contains the largest piece of exposed granite in the world. Slightly west of Atlanta is the Six Flags Over Georgia Theme Park.
Atlanta hosts four major league teams. The Atlanta Braves baseball team won the World Series in 1995. The Atlanta Falcons football team plays at the Georgia Dome. They won the division title three times. The Atlanta Hawks basketball team competed in the NBA championship in 1958, when they were called the St. Louis Hawks. The Atlanta Thrashers hockey team hasn’t made it to the playoffs. The Thrashers and the Hawks play in Philips Arena.
Golf is very big in Atlanta. The final event of the PGA Tour season is played every year at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.
Jobs
Atlanta is one of the most prosperous cities in the United States. There are many major companies headquartered in the city or just nearby, including The Coca-Cola Company and Home Depot, which were both started in Atlanta, BellSouth, United Parcel Service, Delta Air Lines, and Newell Rubbermaid. Other businesses in the area include: Acuity Brands, AGCO Corporation (in Duluth), AGL Resources, Arby's, Beazer Homes, BlueLinx Holdings, Cbeyond, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cingular Wireless, CNN, Chick-fil-A, ChoicePoint (in Alpharetta), Cox Communications, Earthlink, Equifax, Ford Motor Company, Georgia Gulf, Georgia-Pacific, Gold Kist, Hooters, Infosurv, Mirant, Nintendo of America, Novelis, Rayovac, Scientific-Atlanta (in Lawrenceville, Georgia), Siemens, Southern Company, Spectrum Brands, SunTrust Bank, Turner Broadcasting, and Web.com.
Education
Colleges/Universities in Atlanta
Georgia State University
Georgia Institute Of Technology-Main Campus
Emory University
Clark Atlanta University
Morehouse College
Morris Brown College
Atlanta Technical College
Spelman College
Atlanta Metropolitan College
Oglethorpe University
The Art Institute of Atlanta
Advanced Career Training-Atlanta Campus
American Intercontinental University
Bauder College
Georgia Medical Institute-Atlanta Main Campus
Beulah Heights Bible College
Atlanta College Of Art
Interdenominational Theological Center
Georgia School Of Professional Psychology
Atlanta School Of Massage
Public High Schools in Atlanta
Douglass High School
Mays High School
North Springs High School
Washington High School
North Atlanta High School
Lakeside High School
South Atlanta High School
Westlake High School
Mcnair High School
Riverwood High School
Lovett School
Holy Innocents Episcopal School
St Pius X Catholic High School
Marist School
Paideia School
Pace Academy
Public Primary/Middle Schools in Atlanta
Peachtree Middle School
Harper-Archer Middle School
Price Middle School
Young Middle School
Benjamin S. Carson Preparatory School
Bunche Middle School
Sandy Springs Middle School
Woodland Elementary School
Charles R. Drew Charter School
Randolph Elementary School
Interesting Facts
One of Atlanta’s nicknames is "The Phoenix City," which refers to the city’s rise after the Civil War. The phoenix appears in Atlanta's flag.
Former Atlanta mayor William B. Hartsfield used to call Atlanta "The City Too Busy to Hate".
The Atlanta area was originally inhabited by Cherokee and Creek Indians, and was named Standing Peachtree.
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