Marthasville, Georgia
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Marthasville was the name previous to Atlanta, Georgia. Changed from previous name Terminus, Marthasville was officially incorporated on December 23,1843 Named after Governor Wilson Lumpkin's daughter Martha. The name was changed to Atlanta by act 109 of the Georgia General Assembly which was approved December 26,1845 and signed into law December 29,1845. In the same act, the election precinct known as the Whitehall precinct (in the home of Charner Humphries) was also changed to Atlanta.
References
text of act 109 (http://neptune3.galib.uga.edu/ssp/cgi-bin/legis-idx.pl?sessionid=8b4c8044-1150273861-9789&type=law&byte=22825318)