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Mountain View
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| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Clayton |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
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Mountain View is an unincorporated area in northwest Clayton County, Georgia, United States. It is bounded on the east and south by Forest Park, on the north by the Fulton County line, and on the west by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Mountain View was formerly a city, but the area was disincorporated and most of the population moved when its residential property was purchased by the city of Atlanta. This was part of the Atlanta Airport's noise abatement program and also a result of Clayton County's desire to reclaim the land for commercial development.
Many residents did not want to leave and some homes were taken by Eminent Domain. Past population estimates were between 1,000 and 1,500 persons. The current population is unknown, but the land, and much of its businesses, remain.
Mountain View's African American community was located West of the railroad tracks in the Northwest corner of the city. This area was called Plunkett Town or Plunky Town. It was directly across Interstate I-75 from Ford's Atlanta assembly plant.
Mountain View was originally called Rough & Ready. The name came from the Rough and Ready Tavern which was originally on a stagecoach stop on the line from Macon to Upper Georgia.[1] The town was later the site of the first railroad station south of Atlanta on the Macon and Western Railroad, 13 miles from the terminus at East Point, Georgia. In August 1864 prior to the Battle of Jonesborough, the Rough and Ready Tavern served briefly as HQ for Confederate General William J Hardee.[2]
Its name was changed when it was incorporated as a city in 1949. The name "Mountain View" came from the fact that Stone Mountain can be seen from the location of the city.
It earned a reputation as a speed trap during the 1950s and 1960s. After investigating (and confirming) the speed trap accusations, along with the corruption of some of its local politicians, the state of Georgia revoked the city's charter. It was once known as the "Gateway to Clayton County" before the growth of the airport made it an undesirable place to live.
Plans are on the drawing board for redeveloping the area, but these plans call for no residential population due to the noise from the takeoffs and landings at one of the world's busiest airports.
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Gone with the Wind, a 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell, mentions (in Chapter XX) fighting during the Battle of Jonesborough at Rough and Ready.
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