Atlanta Quick Facts

Fun Facts

-  Atlanta Has 32 streets with the name "Peachtree"

-  The largest 10K race in the world

-  The largest hotel in the Western hemisphere (Westin Peachtree Plaza)

-  The State Capital is layered with 43 ounces of pure Gold.

-  Was home to the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games.

-  Named the "top city for African Americans"

-  Henry "Hank" Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium in 1975.

-  Is locate at 1,010 feet above sea level, making it the highest major city east of the Mississippi River.

-  Infamously burned down in the civil war By Union General Williams Sherman's army forces.

-  Maintains the symbol of the Phoenix, a legendary bird from Egyptian Mythology that rose from its own ashes as a stronger, more beautiful creature.

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