- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Georgia county snapshots: Catoosa County [2006]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Community Affairs
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Community Affairs
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Community Affairs
- Date of Original:
- 2006
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA C495 .S1 S6 C25 2006
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc495-b-ps1-bs6-bc25-b2006-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc495-b-ps1-bs6-bc25-b2006-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
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Community Profile
:: Catoosa County ::
County December 5, 1853 Formed
County Seat Ringgold
Incorporated Fort Oglethorpe and Ringgold Cities
Total Area 162.2 square miles
History Catoosa County was created from parts of Walker and Whitfield counties. The name Catoosa is derived from the Cherokee "Gatusi," signifying a prominent hill or point on a mountain. The name is well-suited to Catoosa County's hilly landscape.
The Georgia Winery, famous for its muscadine wines, is located in Catoosa County.
Although Fort Oglethorpe is the larger of the two cities, Ringgold is the county seat. Part of Fort Oglethorpe lies in Walker County. The town originally was an Army training center during the two world wars. After the training center was closed in the late 1940s, the city of Fort Oglethorpe was incorporated in 1949.
Points of The Chickamauga & Chattanooga Military Park, located in Catoosa County Interest and Tennessee, is the oldest and largest military park in the United
States. The park commemorates the Battle of Chickamauga fought in 1863. This was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War and marked the end of the Union's first invasion of the Confederacy.
Lake Winnepesawkah is rated as one of America's Top Ten family amusement parks by Travel and Leisure magazine.
Notable Randall Franks is a fiddler from Tunnell Hill who appeared in the TV Citizens series In the Heat of the Night.
Annual Some of the local festivals in Catoosa County include the 1890 Days Events Festival in May and the Fairy Tale Festival in Rock City held in August.
County http://www.catoosa.com
Chamber of http://www.gatewaytogeorgia.com/ Commerce
Additional http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp? County Info FIPS=13047
Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park Monument
The Old Stone Church
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