Atlanta
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Atlanta was originally founded as the terminus of a major state-sponsored railroad, but it soon became the convergence point among several railroads, spurring its rapid growth. The largest was the Western and Atlantic Railroad, from which the name "Atlanta" is derived, signifying the city's growing reputation as a major hub of transportation. During the American Civil War, it served a strategically important role for the Confederacy until it was captured in 1864. The city was almost entirely burned to the ground during General William T. Sherman's March to the Sea. However, the city rebounded dramatically in the post-war period and quickly became a national industrial center and the unofficial capital of the "New South". After World War II, it also became a manufacturing and technology hub. During the 1950s and 1960s, it became a major organizing center of the American Civil Rights Movement, with Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Abernathy, and many other locals becoming prominent figures in the movement's leadership. In the modern era, Atlanta has remained a major center of transportation, with Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport becoming the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic in 1998 (a position it has held every year since, except for 2020), with an estimated 93.7 million passengers in 2022.
With a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of $473 billion in 2021, Atlanta has the eleventh largest economy of cities in the U.S. and the 22nd largest in the world.{{cite web |title=CAGDP2 Gross domestic product (GDP) by county and metropolitan area |url=https://apps.bea.gov/iTable/?reqid=70&step=30&isuri=1&major_area=5&area=xx&year=2018&tableid=501&category=2501&area_type=5&year_end=-1&classification=naics&state=5&statistic=1&yearbegin=-1&unit_of_measure=levels#eyJhcHBpZCI6NzAsInN0ZXBzIjpbMSwyNCwyOSwyNSwzMSwyNiwzMCwzMF0sImRhdGEiOltbIm1ham9yX2FyZWEiLCI1Il0sWyJhcmVhIixbIjEyMDYwIl1dLFsieWVhciIsWyItMSJdXSxbInRhYmxlaWQiLCI1MDEiXSxbInllYXJfZW5kIiwiLTEiXSxbImNsYXNzaWZpY2F0aW9uIiwiTkFJQ1MiXSxbInN0YXRlIixbIjUiXV0sWyJzdGF0aXN0aWMiLCIxIl0sWyJ5ZWFyYmVnaW4iLCItMSJdLFsidW5pdF9vZl9tZWFzdXJlIiwiTGV2ZWxzIl1dfQ Provided by Wikipedia
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1Published 1882### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>New York, D. Appleton & Co., 1882.v, 610 p. front. (port.) plates. 24 cm.“...Atlanta...”
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2Published 1960### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>[Atlanta, Ga.] : Atlanta University, [1960-v. ; 23-25 cm.Also available in microfilm from University Microfilms and via the World Wide Web.“...Atlanta University...”
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3Atlanta, GA.“...Atlanta University...”
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4Atlanta, Ga. : BWMT/Atlanta.v.“...BWMT/Atlanta...”
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5Atlanta, Ga : The Atlanta Greens.v. : ill.“...Atlanta Greens...”
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6Published 1993### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>Atlanta, Ga. : Atlanta NAPWA, -1993.v. : ill.“...Atlanta NAPWA...”
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7[Atlanta, Ga.] Atlanta University.3 v. ports. 26 cm.Available in microfilm from University Microfilms.Also available via the World Wide Web.“...Atlanta University...”
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8Published 1940### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>[Atlanta, Ga. : Atlanta University, 1940-1956]17 v. : ports. ; 26 cm.Available in microfilm from University Microfilms.Also available via the World Wide Web.“...Atlanta University...”
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9Atlanta, Atlanta Historical Society.21 v. ill., plates (part fold.) ports. plan. 23-26 cm.“...Atlanta Historical Society...”
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10Published 1989### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>Atlanta, Ga. : Names Project: Atlanta, 1989-v.“...Names Project/Atlanta...”
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11Atlanta (Ga.) : AID Atlanta.v. : ill.“...AID Atlanta (Program)...”
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12Atlanta, GA.“...Atlanta Baptist College...”
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13Published 1979### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>Atlanta, Ga. : Atlanta Gay Center, [1979]-v. : ill.“...Atlanta Gay Center...”
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14Atlanta, Ga. : Friends Atlanta.v.“...Friends Atlanta (Organization)...”
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15Atlanta, Ga. : YWCA of Greater Atlanta.v.“...YWCA of Greater Atlanta...”
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16Published 1973### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>Atlanta : Atlanta Theological Association, 1973-1974.1 v. : ill. ; 37 cm.“...Atlanta Theological Association...”
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17Published 1978### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>Atlanta, Ga. : Digniti Atlanta, -1978.v. : ill.“...Dignity Atlanta (Organization)...”
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18Published 1992### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>Atlanta, Ga. : AID Atlanta, 1992-v. : ill.“...AID Atlanta (Program)...”
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19Published 1984### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>Atlanta, Ga. : Atlanta Gay Center, 1984-v. : ill. ; 28 cm.“...Atlanta Gay Center...”
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20Published 1978### CRL customization ### ?> ### Add publisher and desc details ### ?>Atlanta, Ga. : Digniti Atlanta, 1978-v. : ill.“...Dignity Atlanta (Organization)...”