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Acworth
Acworth is the center of a thriving, vibrant community and as the "Lake City" has a quality of life seldom available in the world today. Acworth offers that unique combination of a hometown community with a progressive outlook: looking forward to the challenges presented by new growth, yet proud to preserve the history of its origin. |
Austell
Austell has the friendly, relaxed atmosphere of a small southern town. Strategically located in southwest Cobb County, Austell is eighteen miles away from Atlanta, ten miles from Marietta and only minutes away from Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport ... gateway to the world. Regional commercial and industrial complexes as well as cultural, recreational, and leisure activities are within easy driving distance for Austell residents. Vacations in North Georgia's mountains or along Georgia's coast and the Golden Isles are only a few hours away.
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Kennesaw
Imagine a place with all the amenities of a booming metropolis, yet without the chaos. Kennesaw is home to a growing population which focuses on excellence. Kennesaw is the center of a thriving, vibrant community and is the fastest growing municipality in Cobb County. Kennesaw offers that unique combination of a home town community with a progressive outlook - looking forward to the challenges presented by new growth, yet proud to preserve the history of its origin.
Founded in 1887, Kennesaw has a past surrounded with railroad history. In the 1830s, Kennesaw was home to a haphazard construction camp for workers converging on Cobb County to take part in the railroad building craze. During the Civil War, Kennesaw was the staging ground for the Great Locomotive Chase on April 12, 1862. The General and the exciting events of its time can be viewed at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History. |
Marietta
Marietta is the seat of government for Cobb County and was incorporated as a town on December 19, 1834. There are numerous stories regarding how the city received its name. Some state that Marietta was named after the wife of US Senator and Supreme Court Judge, Thomas Willis Cobb, while others contend the city is named for two legendary ladies whose Christian names were Mary and Etta. Another version claims that Marietta was named for a pioneer town in the Ohio Valley.
Marietta was one of the cities Union General William Sherman spared before going to burn Atlanta in 1864. Today Marietta is home to four National Historic Districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Marietta is also known for A Taste of Marietta festival, which showcases Marietta and Cobb County's finest restaurants and live entertainment.
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Powder Springs
The City of Powder Springs was incorporated as Springville in 1838 in the lands of two Cherokee Indian chiefs, Chief Nose and Chief Ana Kanasta (Sweetwater). Gold had been discovered in Georgia ten years earlier, and the first area settlers came to find gold. They found little in the mines at Lost Mountain and off Brownsville Road. It was at about this same time that the Cherokee Indians were forced off their land and marched to Oklahoma on the "Trail of Tears." |
Smyrna
Smyrna, the "Jonquil City," has a long and colorful history. Smyrna was first known as Ruffs Siding and later Varners Station. Eventually, the name Smyrna was given to the campground area. The name "Smyrna" is found in the Bible's book of Revelation as the name of one of Paul the Apostle's seven churches in Asia.The railroad once played a fairly significant role in Smyrna's development. In 1836 the construction of a railroad began through Cobb County, and by the date of completion in 1842, the railroad had started Smyrna on its change from a frontier village to a growing community. The railroad helped establish the permanent location of the city and provided work for the townspeople. Gristmills and factories were also established in the 1840's. These mills and factories played a prominent role in the early growth of the community.
However, by the close of the 19th century, Smyrna was primarily an agrarian community. While there was industry and the railroad, the economy was by then largely based on agriculture. Smyrna's first brick building was erected in 1850. It was originally built as a boys academy, called Smyrna Institute. The building was later used as an officers' training school, a hospital, and a house of worship. When General Sherman marched through Cobb County in 1864, it was the only building standing in the downtown area. This building stood on the site of the old Masonic Lodge that once stood on West Spring. On that site will soon be built the newest mixed-use development for the revitalized and active downtown.
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