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; Fulton County was created in 1853 from the western half of DeKalb County it was named in honor of Hamilton Fulton a railroad official who acted as surveyor for the Western and Atlantic Railroad and also as chief engineer of the state After surveying the area that is now Fulton County Fulton convinced state officials that a railroad rather than a canal should be constructed to connect Milledgeville then the state capital to Chattanooga Tennessee Building the railroad was a precursor of Fulton County's prominence as a major transportation center Organized as settlement increased in the Piedmont section of upland Georgia Fulton County grew rapidly after the American Civil War as Atlanta was rebuilt becoming a center of railroad shipping industry and business. 2.1 Budget 12 Transportation Atlanta is home to nationally renowned private colleges and universities most notably Emory University a leading liberal arts and research institution that consistently ranks among the top 25 universities in the United States and operates Emory Healthcare the largest health care system in Georgia The Atlanta University Center is also in the city; it is the largest contiguous consortium of historically black colleges in the nation comprising Spelman College Clark Atlanta University Morehouse College and Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta contains a campus of the Savannah College of Art and Design a private art and design university that has proven to be a major factor in the recent growth of Atlanta's visual art community Atlanta and nearby Athens also boast American Bar Association accredited law schools: Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Emory University School of Law Georgia State University College of Law and University of Georgia School of Law! Elections Georgia Power is the main electric power company across the state and the metro area beginning in 1902 as Georgia Railway and Power Company Atlanta's streetcar (trolley) company Several electric membership corporations also serve the suburbs These include the second-largest EMC in the nation in Jackson EMC Cobb EMC and Sawnee EMC the city of Marietta operates its own electric utility Marietta Power under the Board of Lights & Water (BLW) It is also a member of the Municipal Electric Association of Georgia (MEAG), A federal investigation was conducted into the Atlanta Police Department's practices after the 2006 killing of 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston who shot at officers as they entered her home unannounced on a no-knock warrant Prosecutors alleged that the officers falsified information and documents after the killing to justify the serving of the warrant on April 26 2007 two officers pleaded guilty to manslaughter violation of oath criminal solicitation and making false statements One additionally pleaded guilty to perjury. Atlanta Georgia business directory Main article: Film industry in Georgia (U.S state) 53/12 84/29. Where: Greece (121), 41/5 71/22 Electrical Engineering 4 And followed, 1.5 Repurposed industrial architecture J 46/8 59/15 In early 1861 Georgia joined the Confederacy (with secessionists having a slight majority of delegates) and became a major theater of the Civil War Major battles took place at Chickamauga Kennesaw Mountain and Atlanta in December 1864 a large swath of the state from Atlanta to Savannah was destroyed during General William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea 18,253 Georgian soldiers died in service roughly one of every five who served in 1870 following the Reconstruction Era Georgia became the last Confederate state to be restored to the Union; Roster and coaches updated August 19 2019 71/22 86/30 Diving ? ? ? ? Air Canada 2.3 Central Campus Canada: CBC and Radio-Canada On May 7 2019 the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) announced that the football championships would be moved from Mercedes-Benz Stadium to Georgia State Stadium starting in the 2019 season citing the higher costs of renting Mercedes-Benz Stadium compared to the former Georgia Dome the GHSA's two years at Mercedes-Benz Stadium were also marred by logistical issues with the six of the eight 2017 championship games postponed and moved to school sites due to a winter storm hitting Atlanta and the 2018 championships were moved to mid-week due to Major League Soccer's Atlanta United FC hosting MLS Cup 2018 on December 8.
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