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Capital and largest city (1990 pop. 394,017; met. area 2,833,511) of Georgia, seat of Fulton co.; settled 1837, inc. as a city 1847.

Located in one of America's fastest-growing urban areas, it is the largest commercial, industrial, and financial center in the SE U.S. and the largest city in Georgia, as well as a transportation hub and a convention center. Many facilities of the federal government are located in the area, which also produces textiles, chemicals, automobiles, aircraft, clothing, and a wide variety of other goods. The city is also a center of international trade and commerce.

Atlanta was captured and burned (1864) by Gen. William T. SHERMAN; rebuilt, it prospered and became the state capital in 1868. Among its educational institutions are Emory Univ., the Georgia Inst. of Technology, and Atlanta Univ. Points of interest include the Atlanta Memorial Arts Center, Grant Park, the Fernbank Museum of Natural History, and the grave of Martin Luther KING, Jr. Atlanta was the site of the 1996 summer Olympic games.

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