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Coca-Cola was invented in May 1886 by Dr. John S. Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. The name "Coca-Cola" was suggested by Dr. Pemberton's bookkeeper, Frank Robinson. He penned the name Coca-Cola in the flowing script that is famous today. |
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The late John F. Kennedy, Jr. and his future wife stopped in Kingsland, Georgia on the way to their marriage on Cumberland Island. |
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The locomotive engine popularly known as The General is housed in the Big Shanty Museum in Kennesaw, Georgia. It was stolen in the Andrews Railroad Raid in 1862 and later depicted in The Great Locomotive Chase, a popular movie. |
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