Rock Spring, Georgia

Rock Spring is a small unincorporated community located in northwest Georgia about 14 miles south of Chattanooga, Tennessee. It is in Walker County.

Local business

Some businesses and miscellaneous buildings located in "Downtown" Rock Spring are: a media design firm (Integrity Design and Coding), a DMV office, three gas stations (Conoco, BP/Amaco Fuels-, Midnight Oil), a U.S postal service branch, Bank of LaFayette - Rock Spring Branch, Covenant Banking, Dollar General, Rock Spring Pizza, State Farm insurance office, Rock Spring Barbecue, a veterinarian, Rock Spring Day Care, Kemco Computers, Fantasy Pets Pet Store, Donna's Doodily Doos (arts and crafts), Rock Spring Elementary School, Rock Spring Athletics Association's (RSAA) baseball and soccer fields, Wanda's Restaurant (Southern style food), Rock Spring Car Body shop, Rock Spring Produce (Local Produce and flowers), Northwestern Technical College, a fire station, Port-O-Potty Rental, Ply Mart (Construction materials and hardware), Potts Bothers Auctioning, North Georgia Equipment Sales - a Branson Tractor & farm equipment dealer and Husqvarna Outdoor Power dealer.

The area

The nearest major city is Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the nearest incorporated cities are Chickamauga, Georgia and LaFayette, Georgia, just a few minutes away.From Rock Spring it takes roughly twenty minutes to drive in to the Chattanooga city limits, and about thirty-five minutes for downtown Chattanooga.

Area history

Northwest Georgia is a very historic area. During the Civil War, the battle of Chickamauga was fought in the Chickamauga, GA area, and was one of the major battles of the war. There is now a National Military Park (Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park) spanning hundreds of acres in Chickamauga. People can find information about the battle of Chickamauga and Chattanooga, view the beautiful landscape, visit the park museum, bike through the landscape, go horseback riding, and do many other activities in the park.

External links

* [http://www.co.walker.ga.us/civic%20center.htm Walker County Website]
* [http://www.findthechurch.com/ga/rockSpring.html Rock Spring Church of God website]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaalhn/nwga/ History of northwest Georgia website]
* [http://www.northwesterntech.edu/ Northwestern Technical College Website]
* [http://www.walkerschools.org/rse/ Rock Spring Elementary School Website]