Table of Contents Where in the World 4 The End is the Beginning 6 The Civil War 9 On the Move 11 Famous Atlantans 15 City of Learning 19 Games People Play 20 Food Fun and Festivals 25 Timeline 29 Glossary 30 Index 31 Show What You Know 31 Websites to Visit 31 About the Author 32 Atlanta Facts Founded 1837 Land area 133 15 square miles 344 86 square kilometers Elevation 1,050 feet 320 meters above sea level Previous names Terminus Marthasville Population 456,000 Average Daytime Temperatures winter 54 3 degrees Fahrenheit 12 4 degrees Celsius spring 72 7 degrees Fahrenheit 22 7 degrees Celsius summer 87 7 degrees Fahrenheit 31 degrees Celsius fall 73 degrees Fahrenheit 17 3 degrees Celsius Ethnic diversity African-American 54 American Indian or Alaska Native 0 2 Asian 3 1 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 5 Hispanic or Latino 5 2 White 38 4 City Nicknames The ATL Hot’lanta The Big Peach Hollywood of the South Number of Visitors Annually 42 million United States Atlanta GA SC GA FL Atlanta Georgia
Where in the World Atlanta is located in the northwest part of the state of Georgia Move your finger a little north on the map You will touch the Blue Ridge Mountains Curling around the northwest corner of the city is the Chattahoochee Chat-uh-who-chee Chat-uh-who-chee River The Eastern Continental Divide runs through Atlanta If precipitation falls on the west side of the line the water drains into the Gulf of Mexico If it falls on the east side of the line the water drains into the Atlantic Ocean Atlanta has the highest elevation or height above sea level of any big city east of the Mississippi River The highest part of the city near Spelman College is 1,073 feet 327 05 meters 4
At 1,023 feet 311 8 meters the Bank of America Plaza is the tenth tallest building in the United States Atlanta Notes Dozens of streets in Atlanta are named Peachtree Historians think it came from a Native American settlement named either Standing Peachtree or Standing Pitch Tree 5
