- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Georgia county snapshots: Polk 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 P6 2006
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc495-b-ps1-bs6-bp6-b2006-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc495-b-ps1-bs6-bp6-b2006-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
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Community Profile
:: Polk County ::
County December 20, 1851 Formed
County Seat Cedartown
Incorporated Aragon, Cedartown and Rockmart Cities
Total Area 311.2 square miles
History Created from parts of Floyd and Paulding counties, Polk County was named for President James K. Polk.
Cedartown carries the same name as a Creek Indian town previously found in the area. The name comes from the many Red Cedar trees around the county.
Points of Rockmart is at the end of a state-owned abandoned railroad line to Interest Atlanta. Polk County has over a 15 mile paved section of the Silver
Comet Trail. The first section of the trail starts in Paulding County and heads west to Polk County. The second part of the trail runs from Coot's Lake Road to historical Downtown Rockmart. The important part of the trail, located in Cedartown, is not paved and still has railroad tracks on the trail. This part of the Silver Comet Trail connects Georgia to the Chief Ladiga Trail in Alabama.
Cedartown's Big Spring is the largest natural limestone spring in the South.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places is the downtown district of Cedartown, an example of 1890s architecture. Also included is the Hawkes Children's Library, built in 1921. It is now a museum.
Notable Ivy Ledbetter Lee, known as the founder of modern public relations, was Citizens from Polk County.
Higher Coosa Valley Technical College has a satellite campus in Rockmart. Education
Annual There are several special events in the county, including the Cedar Valley Events Arts Festival in May, the Wheel Chair Athlete Camp in June, the
Homespun Festival in July, Hightower Falls Festival and Native American Powwow, and the Cedartown Fall Festival in October.
Chamber of http://polk.ofgeorgia.org/ Commerce
Additional http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp? County Info FIPS=13233
The Old Mill, Cedartown The Silver Comet Trail
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