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 City of Savanna was the first steamship to cross the Atlantic. It sailed from Georgia.
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Thomasville, Georgia is known as the City of Roses.