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The history of Atlanta dates back to 1836, when Georgia decided to build a railroad to the U.S. Midwest and a location was chosen to be the line's terminus. The stake marking the founding of "Terminus" was driven into the ground in 1837 (called the Zero Mile Post). In 1839, homes and a store were built there and the settlement grew.
Terminal Station was the larger of two principal train stations in downtown Atlanta, Union Station being the other. Opening in 1905, Terminal Station served Southern Railway, Seaboard Air Line, Central of Georgia (including the Nancy Hanks to Savannah), and the Atlanta and West Point.
In 1842, the zero milepost was moved to a spot immediately adjacent to the current southern entrance to Underground Atlanta. [6] The area developed into a settlement, known as "Terminus", literally meaning "end of the line". In 1843, the small settlement of Terminus was incorporated as the city of Marthasville.
Its terminus in Atlanta was located at the current site of Underground Atlanta and it was the location of the railroad's historic Atlanta Zero Mile Post. [4] The Western and Atlantic was leased to the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway in 1890, which was merged into the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in 1957.
1839 – Settlement of "Terminus" established (at what would be end of Western and Atlantic Railroad). [2] 1843 – Town of Marthasville incorporated. [1] 1845 Georgia Railroad (Augusta-Marthasville) begins operating. [1] Marthasville renamed "Atlanta." [1] 1846 – Macon & Western RR connects Atlanta with port of Savannah. [1]
In 1836, the state of Georgia decided to build a railroad to the Midwest and chose as the terminus a location that is now Downtown Atlanta.Between 1845 and 1854, rail lines arrived from four different directions and Atlanta quickly became a commercial center and transportation hub for the south.
Atlanta (/ æ t ˈ l æ n t ə / ⓘ at-LAN-tə) [14] is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia.It is the seat of Fulton County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring DeKalb County.
Terminus is a business and residential complex located in Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia. The office component of the district is made up of Terminus 200 and Terminus 100 . Terminus 100, at the corner of Peachtree Road and Piedmont Road , is the tallest building in Terminus at 485 ft (148 m) tall, and is the 18th-tallest building in Atlanta.