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Atlanta Gas Light Company

In February 1856 the Atlanta Gas Light Company was incorporated to provide gas lighting to the city of Atlanta. One of Georgia's oldest companies, Atlanta Gas Light has provided gas light, heat, and power to many of Atlanta's homes and still delivers natural gas to 1.5 million homes in Georgia. The company is a division of AGL Resources, a publicly traded multistate energy company.

The Early Years

When Atlanta's leaders decided to light the city's first gas streetlight on December 25, 1855, they sparked a new era in the city's early history. Prior to the advent of gas or electric streetlights, a walk through the rapidly growing young metropolis after dark could be dangerous, with obstructions and holes nearly ...

Webster County

On December 16, 1853, Webster County, in the southwestern part of the state, was carved out of Lee and Stewart co...

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Georgia Women of Achivement Induction Ceremony

The Georgia Women of Achievement inducts new members every March at Wesleyan College in...

Desegregation of Higher Education

In 1936 the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) launched a legal campaign to compel the desegregation of southern coll...

State Botanical Garden of Georgia

The State Botanical Garden of Georgia, located in Athens, is a 313-acre preserve set aside by the University of Georgia in 1968 for t...