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The history of Atlanta dates back to 1836, when Georgia decided to build a railroad to the U.S. Midwest and a location was chosen to be the line's terminus. The stake marking the founding of "Terminus" was driven into the ground in 1837 (called the Zero Mile Post).
1901 - Atlanta Theological Seminary established. [5]1902 - Carnegie Library opens. [24]1904 - Atlanta Art Association formed. [25]1905 Atlanta School of Medicine [5] and Associated Charities of Atlanta [5] founded.
This list of museums in Kansas City, Missouri encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including non-profit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Atlanta History Center. The Atlanta History Center is a history museum and research center located in the Buckhead district of Atlanta, Georgia. The Museum was founded in 1926, and has a large campus featuring historic gardens and houses, including Swan House, Smith Farm, and Wood Family Cabin. Atlanta History Center's Midtown Campus includes ...
Kansas City is full of history. Travel back in time with these 13 unique stories. September 12, 2024 at 4:13 PM. Kansas City’s heritage includes numerous historical trails and sites scattered ...
November 14, 1980. The Kansas City Museum is located in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. In 1910, the site was built by lumber baron and civic leader Robert A. Long as his private family estate, with the four-story historic Beaux-Arts style mansion named Corinthian Hall. In 1940, the site was donated by Long's heirs to become a public ...
The Herndon Home is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at 587 University Place NW, in Atlanta, Georgia.An elegant Classical Revival mansion with Beaux Arts influences, it was the home of Alonzo Franklin Herndon (1858-1927), a rags-to-riches success story who was born into slavery, but went on to become Atlanta's first black millionaire as founder and head of the Atlanta ...
The Breman Museum. Midtown Atlanta. Jewish. Jewish history, with special emphasis on Georgia and the Holocaust. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center. Druid Hills. Art. Community arts center, gallery hosts one-person and occasional group exhibitions by emerging local artists in varied media. Center for Puppetry Arts.