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Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
, often referred to as
Fulton County Stadium
and originally named
Atlanta Stadium
, was a
multi-purpose stadium
in
Atlanta
. The stadium was built to attract a
Major League Baseball
team and in 1966 succeeded when the
Milwaukee Braves
relocated from
Wisconsin
. The Braves and
Atlanta Falcons
of the
National Football League
shared the venue from 1966 until 1991, when the Falcons moved into the newly completed
Georgia Dome
. The Braves continued to play at Fulton County Stadium until the end of the 1996 season, when they moved into
Turner Field
, the converted
Centennial Olympic Stadium
originally built for the
1996 Summer Olympics
.
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