- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Rockdale County
- Creator:
- Cooksey, Elizabeth B.
- Date of Original:
- 2006-04-13
- Subject:
- Counties--Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Rockdale County, 33.65424, -84.02661
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Rockdale County, Georgia. Rockdale County in north central Georgia was created from parts of Henry and Newton counties in 1870. Its name was inspired by the granite strata underlying the surface soil in the area, which was originally inhabited by mound dwellers, and then by Creek and Cherokee Indians. The first white settlers arrived in Rockdale County during the 1820s.
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- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/rockdale-county/
- Language:
- eng
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- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
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- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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