Marietta, Georgia is nestled between the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area and Kennesaw National Battlefield Park which lies in historic Georgia. Incorporated in 1834, Marietta is the heart of Cobb County, Georgia and serves as the seat of Cobb County Government. Marietta is a diverse community that contains five National Register Historic District sites and where Lockheed-Martin chose to develop the F-22 fighter jet, the next generation of high-tech aircraft. Marietta looks forward to the future while embracing the past.
This area is a thriving blend of the best entertainment Atlanta has to offer, from amusement parks, shopping and dining to historic sites, recreation and cultural arts organizations.
Marietta is located slightly north of Atlanta which is the business capital of the southeastern United States, and rapidly becoming an international business center. Atlanta is located on the Piedmont Plateau in the northern part of the state on the eastern slopes of the Appalachian Mountains, can match its economic expansion with the rapid growth of its metropolitan area, an estimated population of 3,400,000. Today, Atlanta is the headquarters to some of the nation's best-known companies: Coca-Cola, UPS, Georgia-Pacific, Turner Broadcasting, and Delta Airlines. In addition, eighty percent of the nation's largest companies maintain branch offices in Atlanta’s metro area. A leader in air transport and commerce, Atlanta is served by a major international airport, three interstate highway systems, and modern passenger and freight railroads. Plus many celebrated institutions of higher learning. Downtown trade facilities include the World Congress Center, the Merchandise Mart, and the Apparel Mart.
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Notable points of interests in the area are: State Capitol with its gilded cupola and dome; Underground Atlanta, a subterranean marketplace; Georgia Dome, home of the NFL Atlanta Falcons; Georgia Stone Mountain Park, featuring historic houses, a museum, campground, recreation facilities, and a large carving of Confederate leaders from the American Civil War; the Atlanta Zoo and the nation's third largest planetarium; the Cyclorama depicting the Civil War Battle of Atlanta; the National Historic Site of the birthplace of Martin Luther King, Jr.; the former home of the writer Joel Chandler Harris; the Carter Presidential Center, dedicated to president Jimmy Carter; The Atlanta History Center; and Turner Field, home of the major league Atlanta Braves.
Atlanta was originally occupied by the Creek and Cherokee peoples who were driven out by the Western and Atlantic Railroad in 1837. The city's main thoroughfare, Peachtree Street, still follows the route of an ancient Indian trail. After the railroad, the area was called Terminus. Later settlers changed the name to Marthasville. In 1847 the City of Atlanta was incorporated.
Because the Atlanta area was a major production center and supply depot for the Confederate Army, it became a prime objective of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman, who captured and burned the city in September 1864--an event that became the centerpiece of the motion picture Gone With the Wind in 1939. Atlanta rose from the ashes to become the capital of Georgia in 1877. The people the city were able to overcome years of racial tension, segregation, and riots to emerge finally in recent years as a city with rich and vibrant black business” and the first southern city to elect a black major. In 1996 Atlanta hosted the Summer Olympics.
