Old Atlanta City Hall

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The old Atlanta City Hall, shown here in 1864, served as the first state capitol building in the city during the last half of 1868. Today the current capitol building stands on the site of the old city hall, on a hill in downtown Atlanta.

Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

Old Atlanta City Hall

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