Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://gographicsoutput.com/video/8WXSSCfr0RI.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Historic Capitals: Atlanta, GA: Why Sherman Burned Atlanta—and How the City Rose Again [Zwr8srlGA4l] Health Updated on August 07, 2026 EDT — Published on August 07, 2026 EDT Atlanta was built by railroads, nearly destroyed by fire, and rebuilt into one of America’s great cities. Discover how a railroad endpoint called Terminus became Georgia’s capital and an international center of transportation, business, education and culture. This calm, story-driven history documentary follows Atlanta through the Civil War and Sherman’s 1864 campaign, the city’s remarkable rebuilding, its gold-domed State Capitol, Martin Luther King Jr., Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the 1996 Olympic Games and the modern BeltLine. CHAPTERS 00:00 Atlanta, Georgia 00:14 A capital built on movement 01:43 Terminus and the railroads 03:13 The Battle of Atlanta 04:02 Sherman and the burning of Atlanta 04:57 Atlanta rebuilds 06:17 A world aviation center 06:56 Martin Luther King Jr.’s Atlanta 07:35 The modern skyline 08:19 The 1996 Olympic Games 08:47 Music, film and the BeltLine 09:31 The city that rose again Some visuals are photorealistic historical reconstructions created for educational storytelling and are not archival photographs. #AtlantaHistory #GeorgiaHistory #AmericanHistory Subscribe for more calm, richly illustrated stories about America’s historic state capitals. jTQH7JYvZnm l1xaoGWUMTC OYhFAoHwzwC eay6jXJ9lgP YHDNEqBTqtJ
Atlanta was built by railroads, nearly destroyed by fire, and rebuilt into one of America’s great cities. Discover how a railroad endpoint called Terminus became Georgia’s capital and an international center of transportation, business, education and culture. This calm, story-driven history documentary follows Atlanta through the Civil War and Sherman’s 1864 campaign, the city’s remarkable rebuilding, its gold-domed State Capitol, Martin Luther King Jr., Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the 1996 Olympic Games and the modern BeltLine. CHAPTERS 00:00 Atlanta, Georgia 00:14 A capital built on movement 01:43 Terminus and the railroads 03:13 The Battle of Atlanta 04:02 Sherman and the burning of Atlanta 04:57 Atlanta rebuilds 06:17 A world aviation center 06:56 Martin Luther King Jr.’s Atlanta 07:35 The modern skyline 08:19 The 1996 Olympic Games 08:47 Music, film and the BeltLine 09:31 The city that rose again Some visuals are photorealistic historical reconstructions created for educational storytelling and are not archival photographs. #AtlantaHistory #GeorgiaHistory #AmericanHistory Subscribe for more calm, richly illustrated stories about America’s historic state capitals. jTQH7JYvZnm l1xaoGWUMTC OYhFAoHwzwC eay6jXJ9lgP YHDNEqBTqtJ