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Show How City Uot Title Atlanta received the title of "The Gate City" at a banquet held In Charleston, S. C, In 1850, according to Itobert F. Maddox in a speech at Mayor Sims' dinner to visiting railroad rail-road officials at the Blltmore hotel. "They had a big celebration In Charleston when the railroad from Charleston to Memphis was completed," com-pleted," Mr. Maddox said. "Atlanta and other cities sent representatives. Atlanta was an Inland city, while the others were located on navigable waterways. wa-terways. The mayor of Atlanta was called on to respond to the toast, "Atlanta, "At-lanta, the Gate City of the South," and the city has held this honorable title ever since. |