Show J How City Got Title Atlanta received the title of The Gate City at a banquet held In Cb Charleston 8 S. O C. In 1850 according to Robert F F. F Maddox In a speech at Mayor Sims Sims' dinner to visiting railroad rail ran road read officials at the Biltmore hotel I They had bad a big bg celebration In Charleston when the railroad from tram Charleston jo lo Memphis was comIl completed com com- Il ed Mr Maddox saId Bald Atlanta i and other clUes cities 8 sent nt representatives t Atlanta nta was an an Inland 1 city w while le the i j ot others ers were located on wa- wa The The Thema ma mayor or of t Atlanta WAS oiled called on to respond to the toast At MAt Atlanta 7 lonta lanta th the Gate Gat City of t the South and the city has held this honorable title this ever since |