Atlanta is the capital city of Georgia. It is also a prominent location in Gone With the Wind.
In Gone With the Wind[]
Scarlett O'Hara first moves to Atlanta to visit her late husband's aunt Pittypat Hamilton with Melanie Hamilton, her son Wade and her slave Prissy, and they stay for months during the beginning years of the war. During this time, Melanie's husband Ashley stayed with them on leave and conceived their son Beau, who was born during the Burning Of Atlanta.
Scarlett O'Hara returned several years later to an Atlanta in construction, where Frank Kennedy now owns a store. They marry and raise their daughter Ella there. The town is being governed by the Yankees and plagued by the actions of the Ku Klux Klan.
Locations[]
- Kennedy's Store
- Butler House
- Watling Brothel
- Wilkes House
- Hamilton House
Inhabitants[]
- Dolly Merriwether, Maybelle Merriwether, René Picard, Napoleon Picard
- Ashley Wilkes, Melanie Hamilton, Beau Wilkes, India Wilkes
- Rhett Butler, Scarlett O'Hara, Bonnie Butler, Katherine Butler, Mammy, Prissy, Pork
- Pittypat Hamilton, Henry Hamilton, Uncle Peter
- Dr Meade, Caroline Meade
- Fanny Elsing, Hugh Elsing