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Atlanta, Georgia: Capital of New South Beckons Visitors with Old-Fashioned Charm
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April 6, 2016

This “Brave and Beautiful City” offers an impressive legacy of leadership, progress and inspiration—and welcomes you with open arms. ©Shutterstock
This “Brave and Beautiful City” offers
an impressive legacy of leadership, progress and inspiration—and
welcomes you with open arms. ©Shutterstock

The city played an important part in both the Civil War and the 1960s civil rights movement. Today it’s the primary transportation hub of the southeastern U.S., which includes the world’s busiest airport. With the country’s third-largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies, Atlanta is home to Coca-Cola and UPS. Traditions of America’s Old South fuse here with the excitement of a vibrant 21st-century urban center.

(Pamphlet, 2 pgs.)

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