Terminus, Georgia

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Terminus, Georgia was the early 19th-century railroad settlement that later grew into and was renamed the city of Atlanta.

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Terminus (early name of Atlanta) 1
Terminus, Georgia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former populated place
historic settlement
connectedTo Western and Atlantic Railroad
coordinateWith growth of railroads in the southeastern United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
foundationReason construction of Western and Atlantic Railroad
hasFormerName Terminus
hasFunction railroad settlement
railroad terminus
hasSuccessor Atlanta
historicalRelation origin site of Atlanta
laterKnownAs Atlanta
Marthasville
locatedIn Fulton County, Georgia
Georgia
locatedInTime early 19th century
locatedNear Appalachian foothills
Chattahoochee River
namedFor its role as a railroad terminus
partOf Southern United States
surface form: American South

history of Atlanta
predecessorOf Atlanta
renamedAs Atlanta
Marthasville
roleIn development of Atlanta
startPointOf Western and Atlantic Railroad
timePeriod 1830s
transportationHubFor rail traffic in north Georgia
urbanSuccessor major city of Atlanta

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Zero Milepost (Atlanta) relatedTo Terminus, Georgia
this entity surface form: Terminus (early name of Atlanta)