| December 18, 1834 |
State of Georgia charters the Georgia Methodists Conference Manuel Labor School in Oxford, Georgia. This would eventually become today's Emory University in Atlanta
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Atlanta, Georgia (through 1900) |
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Emory University |
| December 21, 1835 |
Oglethorpe University is chartered in Milledgeville. It moves to Atlanta in 1913
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Atlanta, Georgia (through 1900) |
| July 11, 1842 |
A portion of Land Lot 77 is donated by Samuel Mitchell for use by the Western and Atlantic Railroad. These 5 acres, known at the time as "State Square" are now part of Underground Atlanta and the site of the 0 mile marker for the W&ARR
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Atlanta, Georgia (through 1900) |
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Western and Atlantic Railroad |
| September 15, 1845 |
First Augusta to Atlanta train
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Atlanta, Georgia (through 1900) |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Richmond County, Georgia |
| December 29, 1847 |
City of Atlanta incorporated
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Atlanta, Georgia (through 1900) |
| January 29, 1848 |
Moses Formwalt elected first mayor of Atlanta
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Atlanta, Georgia (through 1900) |
| July 15, 1848 |
John D. Gray Company begins construction of a railroad tunnel through Chetoogeta Mountain, the final link between Atlanta and Chattanooga
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Atlanta, Georgia (through 1900) |
| May 1, 1849 |
Telegraph connects Macon and Atlanta |
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Atlanta, Georgia (through 1900) |
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City of Macon, Georgia |
| February 6, 1864 |
Popular Confederate raider John Hunt Morgan receives a hero's welcome when he arrives in Atlanta
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Atlanta, Georgia (through 1900) |
| December 10, 1864 |
The Daily Intelligencer returns to Atlanta from Macon
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Atlanta, Georgia (through 1900) |
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City of Macon, Georgia |
