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MARTA Meeting, circa 1972

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@ Atlanta History Center

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View of Jesse Hill, Jr., a prominent Atlanta businessman and a member of the board of directors of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), at a MARTA committee meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is the principle rapid transit system for the city of Atlanta, and outlying counties. MARTA was established in 1965 by an act of the Georgia General Assembly. In 1972 MARTA purchased the Atlanta Transit System and took control of the area's bus transportation. Construction began on a rapid rail system in 1975 with the first rail service commencing in 1979.

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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia