Richard Peters and Early Atlanta History

<p>Peters is responsible for many of the institutions that make up the identity of the city of Atlanta. And as a man from Pennsylvania, he had unique position regarding the U.S. Civil War.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Research:</strong></p> <ul> <li>&ldquo;Atlanta&rsquo;s Suburb.&rdquo; The Atlanta Journal. April 1, 1884. https://www.newspapers.com/image/968900463/?match=1&amp;terms=Richard%20Peters</li> <li>Black, Nellie Peters. &ldquo;Richard Peters, his ancestors and descendants. 1810-1889.&rdquo; Atlanta. Foote &amp; Davies. https://archive.org/details/richardpetershis00blac/page/n21/mode/2up</li> <li>Carlson, Leonard R. &ldquo;Richard Peters: Champion of the New South.&rdquo; (Book Review.) The Journal of Economic History, Vol. 46, No. 2, …