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Why did the Capital Atlanta move?

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Mainly because of Georgia’s ‘westward expansion’ another reason is because of Georgia’s railroads
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Due to the city's superior rail transportation network, the state capital was moved from Milledgeville to Atlanta in 1868. In the 1880 Census, Atlanta had surpassed Savannah as Georgia's largest city.
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