by Joe McTyre Rebecca Nash Paden
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Acworth, Georgia, is an archetypal railroad town located just north of the booming metropolis of Atlanta. As it developed from a Cherokee trail to a town defined by train rails, and as it matured from a landscape dotted by farmsteads to a trade center, recreation lure, and suburban magnet, Acworth has retained its enduring charm and quality of life. Residents enjoy the quiet, peaceful pace afforded to those who make their homes in small towns; they have prospered and made livelihoods in a variety of waysófrom gold mines to cotton bales to mill works. The community these hard-working men and women have created, and the lives they have enjoyed, are highlighted in this unique volume. Images of America: Acworth includes drawings, photographs, and postcards that capture the spirit of the town as a pioneer settlement, rail center, Civil War encampment, mill town, and lakeside village. Vintage images of homes, churches, clubs, and sports teams, culled from local libraries, scrapbooks, and personal collections, celebrate the social fabric of Acworth life and tell the story of the townís history through everyday faces and places.
About the Author
Members of the Acworth Society for Historic Preservation, Inc. worked together to compile this engaging tribute to Acworth and its people. This volume is sure to find a treasured place on local bookshelves, educating and entertaining residents for generations to come.
Acworth, Georgia, is an archetypal railroad town located just north of the booming metropolis of Atlanta. As it developed from a Cherokee trail to a town defined by train rails, and as it matured from a landscape dotted by farmsteads to a trade center, recreation lure, and suburban magnet, Acworth has retained its enduring charm and quality of life. Residents enjoy the quiet, peaceful pace afforded to those who make their homes in small towns; they have prospered and made livelihoods in a variety of waysófrom gold mines to cotton bales to mill works. The community these hard-working men and women have created, and the lives they have enjoyed, are highlighted in this unique volume. Images of America: Acworth includes drawings, photographs, and postcards that capture the spirit of the town as a pioneer settlement, rail center, Civil War encampment, mill town, and lakeside village. Vintage images of homes, churches, clubs, and sports teams, culled from local libraries, scrapbooks, and personal collections, celebrate the social fabric of Acworth life and tell the story of the townís history through everyday faces and places.
About the Author
Members of the Acworth Society for Historic Preservation, Inc. worked together to compile this engaging tribute to Acworth and its people. This volume is sure to find a treasured place on local bookshelves, educating and entertaining residents for generations to come.
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Starting in the 1830s, pioneer families came to the Acworth area to farm, typically migrating from elsewhere in Georgia or from the Carolinas. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Main Street, Acworth School, Cobb County, Mars Hill, Civil War, Georgia Dept, Mark Lemon, Vanishing Georgia, Fred Kienel, Smith Lemon, Armstrong Building, Dixie Highway, Plantation Plain, Southside Drive, Acworth High School, Acworth Inn, Collins Avenue, Hickory Grove, Lemon Smith, Beth Watson, Big Shanty, George Huie, Odene Rakestraw, World War, Allatoona Pass New!
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Starting in the 1830s, pioneer families came to the Acworth area to farm, typically migrating from elsewhere in Georgia or from the Carolinas. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
city alderman, hack row Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Main Street, Acworth School, Cobb County, Mars Hill, Civil War, Georgia Dept, Mark Lemon, Vanishing Georgia, Fred Kienel, Smith Lemon, Armstrong Building, Dixie Highway, Plantation Plain, Southside Drive, Acworth High School, Acworth Inn, Collins Avenue, Hickory Grove, Lemon Smith, Beth Watson, Big Shanty, George Huie, Odene Rakestraw, World War, Allatoona Pass New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Cherokee County (TX) (Images of America) by Cherokee County Historical Commission in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- North Carolina by Irvin S. Cobb in Front Matter
- Appalachian mountains (Belding Imprint Series) by Clyde H Smith in Front Matter
- Draw History Civil War: Civil War by Susan Spellman in Front Matter
- Cobb County (GA) (Images of America) by Joe McTyre Rebecca Nash Paden in Back Matter
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