; Main article: Elections in Georgia (U.S state) See also: List of tallest buildings in Atlanta. Divided into the Province of North-Carolina and Province of South Carolina in 1712 each became a crown colony in 1729, the Gambia (9), St Mark's United Methodist Church in Atlanta. . This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed (April 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this template message), Fulton County's budget of $1.2 billion funds an array of resident services With 34 branches the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System is one of the largest library systems in Georgia Human services programs include one of the strongest senior center networks in metro Atlanta including four multi-purpose senior facilities the county also provides funding to nonprofits with FRESH and Human Services grants, Lithia Springs (CDP) pop 15,491. Building on mechanical developments in the 1970s high speed Washington-New York Metroliner Service was improved with new equipment and faster schedules Travel time between New York and Washington D.C was reduced to under 3 hours According to the 1980 Amtrak Annual Report a converted 12-car set saved the company approximately $250,000 a year in fuel maintenance and yard support costs Amtrak completed the head-end power conversion program in 1982 Demand for passenger rail service resulted in the creation of five new state-supported routes in California Illinois Missouri Oregon and Pennsylvania for a total of 15 state-supported routes across the nation, 6 Athens Clarke 125,694 The 1996 Games were covered by the following broadcasters:, Georgia Institute of Technology Ramblin' Wreck and Cheerleaders.
The school was founded in 1885 as the Georgia School of Technology as part of Reconstruction plans to build an industrial economy in the post-Civil War Southern United States Initially it offered only a degree in mechanical engineering by 1901 its curriculum had expanded to include electrical civil and chemical engineering in 1948 the school changed its name to reflect its evolution from a trade school to a larger and more capable technical institute and research university, 2.6 Climate Lithuania (61) Since the 1990s various hip-hop and R&B musicians have included top-selling artists such as Outkast Usher Ludacris TLC B.o.B. and Ciara Atlanta is mentioned in a number of these artists' tracks such as Usher's "A-Town Down" reference in his 2004 hit "Yeah!" (which also features Atlanta artists Lil Jon and Ludacris) Ludacris' "Welcome to Atlanta" Outkast's album "ATLiens" and B.o.B.'s multiple references to Decatur Georgia as in his hit song "Strange Clouds". The World of Coca-Cola Georgia State Stadium was originally built for the 1996 Summer Olympics as Centennial Olympic Stadium Following the 1996 Summer Paralympics the Olympic Stadium was reconfigured as designed into the baseball-specific Turner Field serving as the home of the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball from 1997 until 2016 After the Braves' departure for SunTrust Park in Cobb County Georgia State University acquired Turner Field and its surrounding parking lots for a large scale expansion of the Georgia State campus which includes new private and student housing academic and retail space in addition to the stadium redevelopment.
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