College Park is a city in
Fulton
Fulton may refer to:
People
* Robert Fulton (1765–1815), American engineer and inventor who developed the first commercially successful steam-powered ship
* Fulton (surname)
Given name
* Fulton Allem (born 1957), South African golfer
* Fult ...
and
Clayton counties,
Georgia,
United States
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, adjacent to the southern boundary of the city of
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
. As of the
2020 census, the population was 13,930.
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
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is partially located in the city's boundaries (including the domestic terminal, Concourse T, Concourse A, and about two-thirds of Concourse B), and the
Georgia International Convention Center
The Georgia International Convention Center or GICC, opened in April 2009, is the second largest convention center in the U.S. state of Georgia, the largest being the Georgia World Congress Center. It is located at 2000 Convention Center Concour ...
, owned and operated by the City of College Park, is within the city limits.
[City Maps]
." City of College Park. Retrieved on May 25, 2009. The city is home to the fourth-largest urban historical district registered with the
National Register of Historic Places
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in the state of Georgia.
The city is also home to the
Gateway Center Arena, home of the
College Park Skyhawks and
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded for the 2008 WNBA season. The team is owned by real ...
.
Geography
College Park is located on the border of Fulton and Clayton counties at (33.648209, -84.456007).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.19%, is water.
Infrastructure
College Park's City Hall is southwest of downtown
Atlanta
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.
Interstate 85 passes through the city and merges with
Interstate 285, the perimeter highway around Atlanta, for a short distance in the southern part of College Park. I-85 exits 69 through 72 and I-285 exits 60 and 62 are located within the College Park city limits. The western part of Hartsfield–Jackson Airport, including its domestic terminal, is within the eastern side of the city.
Transit systems
The
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
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(MARTA) provides
heavy rail
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Rapid transit
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and
bus services in College Park.
Metro
The
College Park Station is the primary station for College Park, located within Downtown, and is the third busiest station in the
MARTA Rail System, with a weekday average of 9,023 entries. It is serviced by both the
Gold Line and the
Red Line during the day, and only the Gold Line after 9:00 PM.
Buses
The following bus routes serve College Park:
Route 82- Camp Creek / Welcome All
Route 84- East Point/Camp Creek (leaves via the
East Point Station
East Point is a train station in East Point, Georgia, serving the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It has an island platform between two tracks. It was opened on August 16, 1986.
It main ...
)
Route 89-
Old National Hwy./
Union CityRoute 172- Sylvan Road/Virginia Ave.
Route 180-
Fairburn /
PalmettoRoute 181- Buffington Rd./South Fulton P/R
Route 189- Flat Shoals Road/ Scofield Road
Route 195- Forest Parkway/Roosevelt Highway
Route 196- Church/Upper Riv./Mt. Zion
History
19th century
![CoxCollege-1900](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/CoxCollege-1900.jpg)
The community that would become College Park was founded as Atlantic City in 1890 as a depot on the
Atlanta and West Point Railroad. The town was renamed Manchester when it was incorporated as a city in 1891. It was renamed again as the city of College Park in 1896. The city's name came from being the home of
Cox College (where the city hall and other buildings now stand) and Georgia Military Academy (now the
Woodward Academy). The east-west avenues in College Park are named for
Ivy League
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colleges, and the north-south streets are named for influential College Park residents.
20th century
Airport-associated changes
The history of College Park has been closely linked with what is now known as
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport , also known as Atlanta Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport, Atlanta Airport, Hartsfield, Hartsfield–Jackson and, formerly, as the Atlanta Municipal Airport, is the primary internatio ...
— airport development having spurred several radical changes to the landscape of the municipality over the course of the 20th century. In 1966, a study funded by the
Department of Housing and Urban Development
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suggested that the introduction and expansion of
jet aircraft
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Whereas the engines in propeller-powered aircraft generally achieve their maximum efficiency at much lower speeds and altitudes, je ...
travel would place the airport and surrounding communities, including College Park, into conflict; ultimately, the study concluded that "the only effective way to control the use of land is to own it," suggesting that the airport would have to acquire the properties it would be in conflict with in order to expand.
In the 1970s and 1980s, large swaths of property in College Park were purchased using information detailed in The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Noise Land Reuse Plan, which allowed the airport to apply for federal funding to purchase property deemed to be in so-called "noise land."
The 1985
Chuck Norris
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film
''Invasion U.S.A.'' was notoriously filmed in these abandoned portions of College Park; houses owned by the City of Atlanta and the FAA were allowed to be blown up to simulate bazooka attacks, a decision that has faced modern day criticism due to the fact that nearby properties were still in the process of being purchased.
This site would eventually, in 2003, in part be home to the
Georgia International Convention Center
The Georgia International Convention Center or GICC, opened in April 2009, is the second largest convention center in the U.S. state of Georgia, the largest being the Georgia World Congress Center. It is located at 2000 Convention Center Concour ...
; the center officially opened in 1985 at a separate location, but was relocated to the area in response to planned airport runway expansions. Today, the GICC is the second largest convention center in Georgia, featuring a carpeted ballroom and multiple spaces for meetings, conferences and conventions. It is the only convention center in the country that also houses a SkyTrain with direct rail access to an international airport. Directly next to the Georgia International Convention Center is the
Gateway Center Arena, which opened in November 2019, home to the NBA's G-League
College Park Skyhawks and where the WNBA's
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded for the 2008 WNBA season. The team is owned by real ...
will play their 2020 season.
In 1978, the College Park Historical Society was founded in order to combat proposed northward expansion of the airport; the society succeeded in lobbying against proposed flight paths over the neighborhood colloquially known as Historic College Park, as well as registered swaths of homes and the Main Street commercial district with the
National Register of Historic Places
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, eventually resulting in the establishment of the College Park Historic District.
Between the 1980s and the early 2000s, as part of continued execution of the FAA noise abatement program, the City of Atlanta and the FAA purchased roughly 320 acres of property (containing residential structures, churches, and some small commercial buildings) immediately adjacent to the west side of downtown College Park, resulting in a multitude of properties sitting abandoned for decades. The totality of these eventually abandoned properties purchased between the 1970s and the 2000s have been described as a major player in shaping a negative public image of the city, second only to the perception of crime in the area.
Recent history
Hip hop
Although the
Atlanta hip hop music scene in the 1980s and 1990s was largely credited to artists from nearby suburban
Decatur, College Park and the adjacent city of East Point have been strongly associated with
artists and
record producer
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s from "
SWATS" ("Southwest Atlanta, Too Strong"), who have substantially contributed to the evolution of the
southern hip hop genre over the course of the 2000s.
Gentrification
While the controversial process of
gentrification
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started in the larger
Atlanta Metropolitan Area
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in the 1970s, it was only in the latter 2010s that redevelopment substantially spread to College Park proper. In 2016, the College Park government embarked on a 20-year development plan which included goals "to expand its economic base while keeping its small town historic characteristics," and to "make use of its available land to attract new employers and residential opportunities." 2017 saw the construction of a
mixed-use project which contained the first mid-rise apartments to be constructed in the city since 1969. From the 1990s and into the 2010s, the City of College Park succeeded in repurchasing the entirety of the 320 acres adjacent to downtown; in 2018, concurrent with substantial commercial and residential development in the area, the City of College Park announced major redevelopment of this abandoned area, now referred to as "Airport City," as part of a larger transit-oriented revitalization plan referred to as "Aerotropolis."
Historic district
![Historic College Park, Georgia Housing](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Historic_College_Park%2C_Georgia_Housing.png)
The city center is part of the College Park Historic District, a 606-acre
historic district
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listed with the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
According to the federal agency, the district contains 853 recognized historical resources constructed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The majority of the 852 historic structures are homes of the
Queen Anne style, various
Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, and bungalows of the
American Craftsman
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style, all dating from 1882 to 1946.
Other major historical structures include:
The College Park Woman's Clubhouse at Camellia Hall (1927); the College Park First United Methodist Church (1904); a
United States Postal Service
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Office (1937); four schools (constructed between 1914 and 1942); and the College Park Depot (pre-1900), part of the
Atlanta & West Point Railroad.
Recreation
![Barrett Park, College Park, GA](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Barrett_Park%2C_College_Park%2C_GA.jpg)
College Park has four public recreation facilities: the Wayman & Bessie Brady Recreation Center, named in honor of its first Coordinators; the Hugh C. Conley Recreation Center, named in honor of a former Mayor Pro-Tem; the Tracey Wyatt Recreation Complex, named in honor of the previous Ward III Councilperson, Tracey Wyatt; and the College Park City Auditorium.
The city has four parks: Barrett Park, which is located along Rugby Avenue; Brenningham Park, which surrounds the Brady Center; Jamestown Park; and Richard D. Zupp Park.
College Park is home to the College Park Municipal Golf Course, a nine-hole course established in 1929.
In February 2018, development began on the
Gateway Center Arena, a 5,000 seat multipurpose arena intended for public use, as well as to host the
Atlanta Hawks NBA G League
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team, the College Park SkyHawks.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 13,930 people, 5,861 households, and 2,911 families residing in the city.
2010 census
At the time of the 2010
census
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, there were 13,942 people, 5,595 households, and 3,208 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 7,159 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 81.1%
Black
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, 14.1%
White
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, 1.2%
Native American, 1.1%
Asian
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, 4.7% from
other races, and 2.0% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
people of any race were 6.9% of the population.
Population decline, 2000-2010
Between 2000 and 2010, College Park saw a 31.6% reduction in their population. The city government has suggested that this was due to the combined effects of airport expansion and the difficult nature of having housing constructed in areas previously considered to be "high noise."
Government and politics
The city of College Park is governed by a
mayor
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and four council members. The current mayor is Bianca Motley Broom, the first female, African American mayor for the City, and the council members are: Ward 1, Ambrose Clay; Ward 2, Joe Carn; Ward 3, Ken Allen; and Ward 4, Roderick Gay.
The mayor is elected
at-large
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, on a
nonpartisan
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basis, for 4 year terms.
The
incumbent
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mayor, Bianca Motley Broom, has held the office since 2020.
Four council members are elected on a nonpartisan basis for 4 year terms, and each represents one of the four wards that make up the city.
Legislative authority is placed in the city council, wherein each member is afforded one vote; the mayor oversees the deliberations of the council and is only entitled to a vote in the case of a tie.
Crime
For much of the 2000s, College Park – along with the other so-called Tri-Cities,
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In Australia
* East Point, Northern Territory
** East Point Military museum located in East Point, Northern Territory
In Canada
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and
Hapeville
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– has been popularly associated with crime; for example, a comedy/travel book originally published in 2005 describes College Park as "a nightmarish southern ghetto." Over the course of the 2010s, this reputation has been publicly challenged in the media, by Tri-Cities residents, and by the College Park Police Department.
The
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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's annual Uniform Crime Report reveals that the College Park Police Department has historically reported a high crime rate per 100,000 persons as compared to other US jurisdictions. In 2008, College Park had one of the highest crime rates in Georgia, with reports including 13 homicides. However, 2008 was an outlier with respect to the rest of that decade and homicide; for the rest of the years between 2000 and 2010, between 1 and 3 homicides were reported annually. Further, it has been suggested that crime rate per 100,000 persons misrepresents the prevalence of crime, as College Park's daytime population is thought to swell to 50,000 persons (substantially more than the ~15,000 permanent residents considered in crime statistics).
The Uniform Crime Report and data released by the College Park Police Department suggests that the 2010s have brought a substantial decline in total crime, particularly in the latter half; in 2018, a total of 1,225 crimes were reported (compared to 2,695 in 2001, 2,530 in 2010, and 1,387 in 2017), 85% of which were property crimes.
In 2018, there was a 13 percent decrease in Part I crimes and zero homicides as compared to 2017, following a 15 percent decrease from 2016 to 2017.
Economy
Chick-fil-A
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, a fast-food chicken chain, is headquartered in College Park.
Atlantic Southeast Airlines
Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) was a regional U.S. airline based in the A-Tech Center in College Park, Georgia, flying to 144 destinations as a Delta Connection carrier on behalf of Delta Air Lines via a code sharing agreement and, as of ...
had its headquarters in College Park until December 31, 2011; its final headquarters facility was a hangar at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
[Tobin Ramos, Rachel and Douglas Sams.]
ASA lands headquarters at Hartsfield hangar
" ''Atlanta Business Chronicle
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History
The ''Atlanta Business ...
''. Monday December 10, 2007. Retrieved on July 28, 2012.
As of the 2016
American Community Survey
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, 35.7% of College Park residents are predicted to live in poverty.
In November 2019, The Gateway Center Arena @ College Park opened to the public, home to the College Park Skyhawks - the NBA G-League affiliate of the Atlanta Hawks - and the WNBA's Atlanta Dream. In addition, the Arena has an exclusive booking partnership with The Fox Theater.
Top employers
According to College Park's 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:
Education
Primary and secondary schools
Fulton County
Residential areas within College Park are served by the
Fulton County School System
The Fulton County School System is a school district headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States. The system serves the area of Fulton County outside the Atlanta city limits (which are served by Atlanta Public Schools). Fulton County ...
.
College Park Elementary School is in the city limits. Other schools serving sections of College Park with residences include the following: Heritage, Asa G. Hilliard in East Point, and Parklane Elementary School in East Point. Zoned middle schools serving College Park include and Paul D. West Middle School and Woodland Middle School, both in East Point.
There is also Main Street Academy, an unzoned
charter
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K-8 school, located in College Park.
Since 2016 it has occupied the former Harriet Tubman Elementary School.
Benjamin Banneker High School, in an unincorporated area, and
Tri-Cities High School
Tri-Cities High School is a public high school in East Point, Georgia, United States. It is a part of the Fulton County School System. The school opened in 1988 under the leadership of principal Dr. Herschel Robinson. It was originally formed by c ...
in East Point, both serve sections of College Park. Frank S. McClarin Alternative High School is located in College Park.
Clayton County
The section in Clayton County is served by
Clayton County Public Schools.
G.W. Northcutt Elementary School and North Clayton Middle School are nearby for Clayton County residents.
Private schools
Woodward Academy is located in College Park. Woodward Academy is one of the most prominent non-residential private schools in the continental United States.
Public libraries
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System operates the College Park Branch.
[College Park Branch]
" Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System. Retrieved on February 24, 2010.
Notable people
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Dwight Howard
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, NBA all-star, 3 x Defensive Player of the year
*
2 Chainz
Tauheed K. Epps (born September 12, 1977), known professionally as 2 Chainz (or Tity Boi), is an American rapper. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, he initially gained recognition as one-half of the Southern hip hop duo Playaz Circle, al ...
, rapper
*
Morgan Burnett
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, safety for the
Pittsburgh Steelers
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*
Kandi Burruss, member of the singing quartet
Xscape
*
Tameka Cottle, member of singing quartet Xscape and wife of rapper
T.I.
*
Bill Curry
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Most recently, Curry was the head coach at Georgia State University, which began competing in college football in 2010. Previously, Curry s ...
, football coach and analyst, former head coach for
Georgia State University
*
Creflo Dollar
Creflo Augustus Dollar, Jr., (born January 28, 1962) is an American pastor, televangelist, and the founder of the non-denominational Christian World Changers Church International based in College Park, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. Dollar also he ...
, teacher, pastor, and founder of World Changers Church International
*
Jermaine Dupri, rapper, songwriter, record producer
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Keyaron Fox
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,
Pittsburgh Steelers
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*
Kap G, rapper
*
Gunna, rapper
*
Trinidad James
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, rapper
*
Jonas Jennings
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, Director of Player Development for the
Georgia Bulldogs
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*
Ludacris, rapper
*
Margaret Martin,
professional bodybuilder
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*
Mr. Collipark
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, record producer
*
Monica
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People
*Monica (actress) (born 1987), Indian film actress
*Monica (given name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name)
*Monica (singer) (born 1980), American R&B singer, songwriter, producer, ...
,
R&B singer
*
Cam Newton,
professional football player, 2015 NFL MVP
Carolina Panthers
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*
OG Maco
Benedict Chiajulam Ihesiba Jr. (born April 23, 1992), better known by his stage name OG Maco, is an American rapper from College Park, Georgia.
He is perhaps best known for his 2014 debut single "U Guessed It" which peaked at number 90 on the US ...
, rapper
*
Playaz Circle
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History 1997–2010: Beginnings and debut album
The duo was formed in 1997 by childhood friends Tity Boi (late ...
, rap group
*
Ralph Presley
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Presley was born in Rome, Georgia. He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War and was a pilot. Presley lived with his wife and family in Newnan, G ...
, airline pilot, politician, and mayor of College Park
*
Rich the Kid
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, rapper
*
LaTocha Scott
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Biography
Scott was ...
, member of singing quartet Xscape
*
Tamika Scott
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Early life
Scott was born in Atlanta, Georgia, ...
, member of singing quartet Xscape
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Josh Smith
Joshua Smith (born December 5, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Entering the NBA straight out of high school, Smith played nine seasons with the Atlant ...
, professional basketball player
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Fletcher Thompson
Standish Fletcher Thompson (February 5, 1925 – September 13, 2022) was an American lawyer, World War II veteran and Republican politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1973 from the 5th Congr ...
, politician
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Turbo
In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (often called a turbo) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases. It uses this energy to compress the intake gas, forcing more air into the engine in order to pro ...
, record producer
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V.I.C.
Victor Grimmy Owusu (born July 20, 1987), better known by his stage name V.I.C., is a retired American rapper. His single, " Get Silly", reached #29 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in 2008.
Early life
V.I.C. was born Victor Grimmy Owusu in ...
, rapper
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Yung Joc, rapper
See also
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Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
References
External links
City of College Park official websiteHistoric College Park Neighborhood AssociationGeorgia International Convention CenterCollege Park Recreation Department
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Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Cities in Clayton County, Georgia
Cities in Fulton County, Georgia
Cities in the Atlanta metropolitan area