Kennesaw State University and Southern Polytechnic State University. North Cobb is in the Coosa River basin Neighboring Counties Grady Allen, Fall 2005 The mill, which includes the mill stones, wooden gears, and the building itself, was last operated 50 years ago. Proctor Creek forms the much older Lake Acworth, which in turn empties directly into Lake Allatoona under the Lake Acworth Drive (Georgia 92)īridge. It has been restored to its original, water power specifications and is installed on campus along the Rottenwood Creek as part of a 19th century village. Noonday Creek (Little Noonday Creek) flows northward into the lake, as does Allatoona Creek, which forms a major arm of the lake. Sweat Mountain in the extreme northeast, divides the far north-northwest of the county into the Etowah River basin, which includes LakeĪllatoona. A ridge from Lost Mountain in the west, to Kennesaw Mountain in the north-central, to Is the other major stream, carrying the waters of Noses Creek (Ward Creek, Olley Creek, Mud Creek), Nickajack Creek, Powder Springs Creek (RakestrawĬreek, Mill Creek) and others into the Chattahoochee. Willeo Creek, Sope Creek (Sewell Creek), Rottenwood Creek (Powers Creek, Poorhouse Creek, Poplar Creek) and others. Most runoff flows into the Chattahoochee River along the southeastern border, directly via The county is divided between two major basins. Geography: Land and WaterĪs reported by the Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 345 square miles (890 km 2), of which 340 square miles (880 km 2) is landĪnd 4.0 square miles (10 km 2) (1.4%) is water.Ĭobb county is located in northwest Georgia. Notable CitizensĬounty music star Travis Tritt was born in Marietta and Academy-award winning actress Julia Roberts was raised in Smyrna. Two other of the state's top attractions are found in Cobb: White Water Park and Six Flags Over Georgia. 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. With 43 parks, recreation centers, and other related facilities, Cobb's park system is one of the Southeast's largest. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. state), a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the U.S. There is a 23-acre National Cemetery in Marietta with more than 17,000 officers and soldiers from every US war buried in the cemetery. This article is within the scope of WikiProject Georgia (U.S. 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. Marietta was named for Judge Cobb's wife. It was the 81st county in Georgia and named for Judge Thomas Willis Cobb of Virginia, who served as a US Senator, state congressman and Superior Court Judge. Cobb County was created from Cherokee County, originally part of the Cherokee Indian Nation.
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