- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Georgia county snapshots: Cobb 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 C61 2006
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc495-b-ps1-bs6-bc61-b2006-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc495-b-ps1-bs6-bc61-b2006-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
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Community Profile
:: Cobb County ::
County December 2, 1832 Formed
County Seat Marietta
Incorporated Acworth, Austell, Kennesaw, Marietta, Powder Springs and Smyrna Cities
Total Area 340.2 square miles
History Cobb County was created from Cherokee County, originally part of the Cherokee Indian Nation. It was the 81st county in Georgia and named for Judge Thomas Willis Cobb of Virginia, who served as a U.S. Senator, state congressman and Superior Court Judge.
Marietta was named for Judge Cobb's wife. The city's downtown was destroyed by Sherman's troops in 1864, but it was reconstructed and now Marietta is home to four National Historic Districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Points of There is a 23-acre National Cemetery in Marietta with more than 17,000 Interest officers and soldiers from every U.S. war buried in the cemetery.
With 43 parks, recreation centers, and other related facilities, Cobb's park system is one of the Southeast's largest. There are also 8,800 acres of federally owned park lands in Cobb County including Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park and the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Two other of the state's top attractions are found in Cobb: White Water Park and Six Flags Over Georgia.
Notable County music star Travis Tritt was born in Marietta and Academy-award Citizens winning actress Julia Roberts was raised in Smyrna.
Higher Kennesaw State University and Southern Polytechnic State University. Education
Annual Some of the festivals in Cobb County include the Kennesaw Big Shanty Events Festival in April, the Historic Marietta Arts and Craft Festival, and the
North Georgia State Fair.
County http://www.cobbcounty.org/
Chamber of http://www.cobbchamber.org/ Commerce
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Additional http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp? County Info FIPS=13067
Six Flags Over Georgia
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