The West End neighborhood of Atlanta is on the National Register of Historic Places and can be found southwest of Castleberry Hill and just north of Oakland City. This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... The National Register of Historic Places is the USAs official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. ...

It began as an inn called Whitehall and by the 1830s that structure became the area's first post office and voting place. In 1845 when Marthasville, Georgia was renamed Atlanta, voting and postal functions were both moved from Whitehall. Events and Trends Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday Dutch-speaking farmers known as Voortrekkers emigrate northwards from the Cape Colony Croquet invented in Ireland Railroad construction begins in earnest in the United States Egba refugees fleeing the Yoruba civil wars found the city of Abeokuta in south-west Nigeria... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ...

Following the American Civil War the area was home mainly to railway laborers driven out of Atlanta by the high cost of living and as late as 1876 there were only 150 households most of which were laborers (the only well-known name is Jonathan Norcross). By the 1880s many wealthy Atlantans built large estates here and when they came, the main street of Gordon Street became a bustling commercial district. Combatants United States of America Union Confederate States of America Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties Killed in action: 110,000 Total dead: 360,000 Wounded: 275,200 Killed in action: 94,000 Total dead: 258,000... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Jonathan Norcross (1808 - 1898) was the fourth mayor of Atlanta. ... // Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... Main Street or Main Street America is an almost fanciful, dated reference to the main region of small town/suburban America, since it really no longer exists. ...

Growth continued well into the twentieth-century, but the intown problems that Atlanta faced in the 1960s and 1970s hit the West End particularly hard. By the 2000s, much of it still looked blighted but a few bright spots were popping up due to a wave of investment in intown Atlanta beginning to rejuvinate the area. Of particular note was the Candler-Smith Historic Warehouse District, which housed commercial, artist, and residential lofts, until it was emptied following a 2oo5 fire. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

The biggest tourist spot here is Joel Chandler Harris's estate called The Wren's Nest and the Mall at West End. It is served by the West End MARTA station and is home to the Atlanta University Center or (AUC) which consists of Spelman College, Morehouse College, and Clark Atlanta University among others. Joel Chandler Harris Joel Chandler Harris Joel Chandler Harris (December 8, 1848 - July 3, 1908) was an American journalist from Georgia, best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories: Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings (1881), Nights with Uncle Remus (1883), Uncle Remus and His Friends (1892), and Uncle... West End is a station in the MARTA rail system servicing the West End neigborhood. ... MARTA is the common name for Atlantas rapid transit system, consisting of a network of bus routes linked to a heavy rail rapid transit system. ... The Atlanta University Center is the largest consortium of African-American higher education in the United States of America. ... AUC is a Latin abbreviation for calculation of dates. ... Spelman College is a four-year liberal arts womens college in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Morehouse College is a private, four-year, liberal arts college for African-American men located on a 61 acre (247,000 m²) campus in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Clark Atlanta University (CAU) is a private, undergraduate and graduate institution educational institution in Atlanta, Georgia. ...

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NRHP site