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Atlanta is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan, along the 45th parallel. It is a census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes and does not have any legal status as an incorporated municipality. The population was 757 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Montmorency County.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The community is centered on the junction between M-32 and M-33 at in the east-central portion of Briley Township. East of Atlanta, M-32 and M-33 run concurrently for about six miles. The CDP also includes a small portion of Avery Township east of Atlanta and south of the Thunder Bay River. The Atlanta post office opened under the name Big Rock on March 24, 1882; the name was changed to Atlanta on October 2, 1882. The Sno *Drift rally racing event is held in Atlanta annually. The event is currently the first Rally America National Rally Championship event of the season.〔(Sno *Drift web site )〕 ==History== Atlanta was established in 1881 by Alfred J. West.〔Walter Romig. ''Michigan Place Names''. (Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig, not dated) p. 33〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Atlanta, Michigan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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