Atlanta is a large city located in the state of Georgia in the Earth nation-state the United States of America.
During America's Civil War in 1864, General William T. Sherman led a destructive march through the city. (VOY: "Death Wish")
Atlanta hosted the American baseball team, the Atlanta Braves, during the 20th century. (TNG: "The Neutral Zone")
Maxwell Grandisson III, one of the leading members of a Terranocentric movement, was a resident of the city, at least through the early 23rd century. (TOS novel: The Final Reflection) Other residents of Atlanta included members of the McCoy family, including Thomas Jackson "T.J." McCoy (The Final Reflection), David McCoy (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier) and Leonard McCoy (Star Trek: The Original Series).
While baseball had died out as a national sport in the United States of America -- as well as an international sport -- in 2042, there was an attempt to revive it in the middle of the 23rd century. One of the old team names brought back was that of the Atlanta Braves, which won their division in 2279. (Orion Press: Liberation from Hell, "Never Forget")
Cantabrian-A commanding officer Captain Patricia Graves was born in Atlanta in 2331. (Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions) Erika Benteen was born in Atlanta in 2337. (Starship Creator)
Peach DeKalb was an Atlanta native, being born in the portion under the jurisdiction of DeKalb County. (Star Trek: False Vacuum: "Black Tornado")
External links[]
- Atlanta article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Atlanta article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
- Atlanta article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.