Roswell, Georgia

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leader_name = Jere Wood (R)
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established_title = Incorporated
established_date = February 16, 1854
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postal_code = 30075-30077
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website = [http://www.roswellgov.com/ Roswell, Georgia]
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watershed = Upper Chattahoochee
zip_codes = 30075 30076 30077
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Roswell is a city located in northern Fulton County, Georgia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 79,334. Census Estimates of 2006 show a population of 87,807. Residents of Roswell are referred to as Roswellians. A branch of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, a member of the National Park Service, is located in Roswell at Vickery Creek.

Quick Facts

The City of Roswell was founded by Roswell King, who came from St. Simons Island, GA in 1836.He established the Roswell Manufacturing Company and built a textile mill to harness the power of Vickery Creek. By building the mill in the Piedmont, he had it close to supplies of cotton.

Roswell was incorporated on February 16, 1854. Union Soldiers occupied Roswell from July 5 – July 17, 1864 on their march to Atlanta. The Roswell Manufacturing Company mill was destroyed by fire twice. In 1864 Union General W.T. Sherman ordered soldiers to torch the mill. Lightning caused the second fire.

Telephone service came to Roswell in 1901. All phone numbers were one digit. The first traffic signal was not installed until 1949, at the intersection of Sloan and Atlanta streets for $436.40. Today there are 93 traffic signals in the City.

President Theodore Roosevelt’s family tree branches back to Roswell. Teddy’s mother, Martha (Mittie) Bulloch was born at Bulloch Hall. She was the daughter of Major James Stephen Bulloch, one of the town's first families. Mittie’s son Elliot Roosevelt became the father of Eleanor, who would marry President Franklin D. Roosevelt (a distant cousin).

Roswell is now Georgia’s eighth largest city, but its major growth has happened in just the last fifteen years.

Population

Roswell Median Housing Value

Education

Race & Ethnicity

CNN has called the city one of the best places to live in the U.S.Fact|date=February 2007

Named One of the Top Three Cities in the Nation to Raise Your Family. Roswell was listed third in the book, Best Places to Raise Your Family, released by Frommer's. cite book |last=Sperling |first=Bert |coauthors=Peter Sander |url=http://www.frommers.com/bookstore/0471746991.html |series=Frommer's |title=Best Places to Raise Your Family: The Top 100 Affordable Communities in the U.S. |Edition=1st Edition |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=0471746991 |date=May 8, 2006 ]

On October 30, 2006, the City of Roswell was named the 18th Safest City in the United States by City Crime Rankings, an annual reference book of crime statistics and rankings published by Morgan Quitno Press. Roswell was selected from 371 cities in the Overall Safest 25 category.

Government

Please see the page Roswell Government

Points of interest

*Archibald Smith Plantation Home
*Bulloch Hall
*Barrington Hall
*Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
*Chattahoochee Nature Center
*Faces Of War Memorial
*Primrose Cottage
*Teaching Museum North
*Atlanta Rowing Club

Roswell Recreation and Parks

The Roswell Recreation and Parks Department boasts countless facilities around the City of Roswell. The goals of the Department are to promote the sense of community spirit and athleticism in the youth of Roswell. The Department partners with many local middle and high schools to achieve its goals by lending practice fields and athletic coaches throughout the year.

Notable festivals and parades

*Roswell Memorial Day Ceremony — the largest Memorial Day Ceremony in Georgia
*Roswell Roots: A Festival of Black History & Culture (February)
*Roswell Criterium Bicycle Race and Historic Roswell Kiwanis Kids Bike Safety Rodeo (May)
*Roswell Magnolia Storytelling Festival (June)
*Riverside Sounds Concert Series (May — October)
*Roswell Youth Day Parade and Festival (October)
*Keep Roswell Beautiful Duck Race (October)

Notable residents

Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, the mother of Theodore Roosevelt (the 26^th US President) and grandmother of Eleanor Roosevelt, hailed from Roswell and Bulloch Hall was her home. Emily Dolvin, the aunt of Jimmy Carter (the 39th U.S. President), lived in Roswell the majority of her life and was the inaugural chairwomen of the Roswell Historical Society. Prolific architect Neel Reid lived in Mimosa Hall and died there in1926.

Celebrities who have made Fulton County, and specifically Roswell, their home have included actors Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. Singer/actor Usher. Comedian Jeff Foxworthy was a frequent diner at one of Roswell's popular watering holes, The Southern Skillet, when he lived there off and on in the '90s. John and Patsy Ramsey, the parents of JonBenét Ramsey, lived in the area in the early 2000s. Former Major League Baseball pitcher Alejandro Peña also makes his home in Roswell. Current Atlanta Braves 3B Chipper Jones lives in a 24,000 square foot mansion in Roswell as well. Comedian David Cross lived in Roswell during his childhood in the 1970s and early 1980s [http://www.bobanddavid.com/david.asp?artId=183] .

Karen Handel resides in Roswell as well as former Pittsburgh Steeler and current NBC Sports announcer Jerome Bettis. [cite web|url=http://www.accessatlanta.com/news/content/entertainment/stories/0723tvbettis.html |title=The Bus now living in Atlanta
last=Vejnoska |first=Jill |publisher = Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=July 23, 2006 |accessdate=2007-04-10 ]

Tampa Bay Buccaneer safety Jermaine Phillips was raised in Roswell. There he helped Roswell High School win a AAAA basketball state championship in 1997. Zebrahead lead guitarist, Greg Berdgorf resides here.

Education

Roswell's local public schools are part of the Fulton County School System.

Charter schools

*Amana Academy (K-8)
*Fulton Science Academy (6-8)

Elementary schools

*Esther Jackson Elementary School
*Hembree Springs Elementary School
*Mimosa Elementary School
*Mountain Park Elementary School
*Northwood Elementary School
*Roswell North Elementary School
*Sweet Apple Elementary School
*Hillside Elementary School
*River Eves Elementary School

Middle schools

*Crabapple Middle School
*Elkins Pointe Middle School
*Holcomb Bridge Middle School

High schools

*Centennial High School
*Crossroads Second Chance North Alternative School
*Roswell High School

Private schools

*Blessed Trinity Catholic High School
*Chrysalis Experiential Academy
*Cottage School
*Cross of Life Montessori School
*Eaton Academy
*Fellowship Christian Academy
*High Meadows School
*Queen of Angels Catholic School
*Village Montessori
*The Howard School (North Campus)
*St. Francis School

Notes

References

* [http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-956 The New Georgia Encyclopedia entry for Roswell, Georgia]
* [http://www.cvb.roswell.ga.us/about2.html Roswell Convention & Vistors Bureau Brief History of Roswell]
* [http://www.roswellmemorialday.com/ Official Roswell Memorial Day Celebration site]
* [http://www.tomprice.com http://www.tomprice.com]
* [http://www.roswellgov.com/index.php/p/26/t/Recreation%20and%20Parks Official Roswell Recreation and Parks site]
* [http://barringtonhall-roswell.com, Barrington Hall]
* [http://archibaldsmithplantation.org, Archibald Smith Plantation House]
* [http://bullochhall.org, Bulloch Hall]
*Sherron D. Lawson, A Guide to the Historic Textile Mill Town of Roswell, Georgia (Roswell, Ga.: Roswell Historical Society, 1996).
*cite book |Editor=Darlene M. Walsh |title=Roswell: A Pictorial History |edition=2nd edition |publisher= Roswell Historical Society |location=Roswell, Georgia |year= 1994 |origyear=1985 |isbn=0-9615854-2-0
* [http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/cobb/census/1850/1850slave...1850 US Census Slave Schedules, Cobb Co, GA]
* [http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/stats/histcensus, Historical Census Browser, 1860 and 1870 US Census, Cobb Co., GA and Fulton Co., GA]

External links

* [http://www.roswellgov.com/ City website]
* [http://www.cvb.roswell.ga.us/ Historic Roswell Convention & Visitors Bureau]
* [http://www.keeproswellbeautiful.org Keep Roswell Beautiful]
* [http://www.roswellkiwanis.org/ Kiwanis Club of Historic Roswell]
* [http://www.roadsidegeorgia.com/city/roswell.html History of Roswell, Georgia]
* [http://www.nps.gov/nr/ National Register of Historic Places]
* [http://www.chattnaturecenter.com/ Chattahoochee Nature Center]

* [http://roadsidegeorgia.com/sitecity/Roswell Roadside Georgia's list of things to do in Roswell]
* [http://roswell.georgia.gov/05/home/0,2230,8343605,00.html State of Georgia website info on Roswell]
* [http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/histcountymaps/fultonhistmaps.htm Georgiainfo.com maps of Fulton County and surrounding area over the years]
* [http://www.hittdesign.com/Publications.htm Assorted publications about Roswell by Michael Hitt]
* [http://www.northfulton.com/ Alpharetta Roswell Revue & News]