. Atlanta, yesterday, today and tomorrow. 416 ATLANTA. Chronology of Atlanta 1821-1902 IN the following pages it is the intention tobring out briefly the more important develop-ments in the history of Atlanta, beginningwith the transfer in 1821 of the land uponwhich the City stands and continuing until 1902,after which date events may be termed contem-poranious rather than historical. This chronol-ogy is designed to give paragraphic informationupon many incidents which it has been impossibleto treat more extensively in a single volume, aswell as to afford the reader an easy means ofacquiring a
. Atlanta, yesterday, today and tomorrow. 416 ATLANTA. Chronology of Atlanta 1821-1902 IN the following pages it is the intention tobring out briefly the more important develop-ments in the history of Atlanta, beginningwith the transfer in 1821 of the land uponwhich the City stands and continuing until 1902,after which date events may be termed contem-poranious rather than historical. This chronol-ogy is designed to give paragraphic informationupon many incidents which it has been impossibleto treat more extensively in a single volume, aswell as to afford the reader an easy means ofacquiring a comprehensive knowledge of the Cityspast without the necessity of extensive research. 1821.—The land upon whichAtlanta stands is conveyed tothe State by the Creek Nation. 1825.—First land lottery held,the site of Atlanta passing intothe hands of private lot 78, on which the greatmajority of Atlantas sky-scrap-ers stand, was drawn by a wo-man, Jane Doss. 1826.—Property drawn by JaneDoss, (202 1-2 acres,) is nowowned by Mathew Henry,
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