1870Government
This settlement was founded as a railroad terminus with 16 families in 1870, but grew quickly after it became an inviting place for industry to develop.
1880Government
By 1880 the town had two churches, a common school, a steam-cotton gin, a sawmill, a post office (founded in 1851), a telegraph office and its own newspaper weekly, The Plow Boy.
1884Government
In 1884 the first telephone rang in East Point, and in 1887 the city received its first charter.
1890Infrastructure
In 1890 a major portion of property along East Point Avenue was subdivided and developed, opening the way for more homes, more churches, more people, and more places of employment.
1892Civil Rights
By 1892 Main Street was completed, despite protests from a few progress-shy early settlers who maintained that one major thoroughfare, Newnan Road, was more than sufficient.
1974Architecture
Dick Lane Velodrome in Sumner Park, built in 1974, is one of 22 velodromes in the United States, and was a training facility for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
2000History
In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $31,874, and the median income for a family was $36,099.
2003Architecture
Opened in 2003, Camp Creek Marketplace is a 309,089-square-foot (29,000 m2) retail space, containing 39 stores and 14 restaurants.
2015History
In late 2015 and early 2016, some scenes for the Netflix series Stranger Things were filmed at the exterior of the First Baptist Church (standing in for a hospital exterior in a...
2019Culture
== Media ==
Part of the Fear Street horror film series were shot in East Point in 2019.
2020History
communities with African-American majority populations in 2020
== References ==
== External links ==
Official website
2027Economy
The Commons is a $150 million, 79,000-square-foot (7,300 m2), retail, restaurant, and residential development expected to bring over 1,500 jobs to East Point, with an estimated ...