Show atlanta had other names in 1821 the land which was the site of the founding of atlanta was ceded by the creek indians to the state the first cabin was built in 1833 and in 1836 engineers drove the stake which was to mark the end of the proposed state railroad for that reason the towns first name was terminus in 1843 the name was changed to marthasville Marthas ville in honor of the daughter of governor lumpkin in 1847 it was incorporated as a city with the name of atlanta probably suggested by the railroad which was called the western atlantic it was made the capital of the state in 1868 |