East Point, Georgia
| East Point, Georgia | |
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| City of East Point | |
East Point Street, Downtown East Point
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 Location in Fulton County and the state of Georgia |
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 East Point
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| Coordinates: 33°40′34″N 84°27′5″W / 33.67611°N 84.45139°WCoordinates: 33°40′34″N 84°27′5″W / 33.67611°N 84.45139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Fulton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.69 sq mi (38.05 km2) |
| • Land | 14.67 sq mi (38.00 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,050 ft (320 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 33,712 |
| • Density | 2,297/sq mi (887.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 30344, 30364 |
| Area code(s) | 404 |
| FIPS code | 13-25720 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0331624 |
| Website | www |
East Point is a city southwest of the neighborhoods of Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 33,712. The city is named for being at the opposite end of the former Atlanta & West Point Railroad from West Point, Georgia.
The name "East Point" derives from the fact that it is the place where the Atlanta & West Point Railroad ends in the east, just as West Point, Georgia, is the place where the rail line ends in the west.
The city started with a citizenry of only 16 families in 1870, but grew quickly after it became an inviting place for industry to develop. Soon it boasted the railway, two gristmills and a government distillery located on Connally Drive. One of the earliest buildings was the factory of the White Hickory Manufacturing Company, built by B.M. Blount and L.M. Hill (who became the first chairman of the board of aldermen of the city).
By 1880 the town had two churches, a common school, a steam-gin, a sawmill, a post office (actually founded in 1851), a telegraph office and its own newspaper weekly, The Plow Boy. East Point ranked as a grain and cotton-growing center, and with its pleasant climate and proximity to the railway, had also become a popular summer resort.
In 1884 the first telephone rang in East Point, and in 1887 the city received its first charter. Then came the first housing boom in 1890, when a major portion of property along East Point Avenue was subdivided and developed, opening the way for more homes, more churches, more people and more places of employment. By 1892 Main Street was completed, despite protests from a few progress-shy early settlers who maintained that one major thoroughfare, Newnan Road, was more than sufficient.
By the start of the 20th century, the adolescent town was poised to grow into the city it eventually would become.
In late 2015 and early 2016, some scenes from Netflix's highly acclaimed Stranger Things (TV series) were filmed at the exterior of the First Baptist Church (standing in for a library exterior in a fictional Indiana town).
While the city has an elected mayor, the majority of daily decisions are made by a hired city manager. The manager is approved by the eight-member city council, headed by the mayor who has veto power. The city is divided into four wards (A, B, C, & D), each with two city council members.
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