Nope, was named after Acworth, New Hampshire. Sincerely, Lena A Little History Behind Our Town Acworth is located in the Peach State. Acworth, Georgia the "Lake City" rests in the soft green foothills of the north Georgia Mountains, on the gleaming Southeastern white sand banks of Lake Acworth. The Cherokee Nation dotted the Landscape with settlements and enjoyed rich hunting grounds until the early 1830's. The unsuccessful Gold Rush in the 1820's and 1830's lured white settlers in increasing numbers. This provoked conflicts with the local tribes. In 1831 Georgia organized Cherokee County and in 1832 divided it into 10 counties. The lands were sold in the land lottery of 1832. After many failed treaties and much conflict, the Federal Government relocated more than 17,000 Cherokees to Oklahoma from 1838 to 1839 by way of the infamous "Trail of Tears." The State-owned Western and Atlantic Railroad began operation in 1845 in what is now Atlanta and reached Chattanooga by 1851. Water was the lifeblood of the railroad and Nothcutt Station was the first northbound water stop on the new railroad. Insired by its majestic beauty, Joseph Gregg (a W&A Railroad Engineer) renamed Northcutt and called it Acworth after his hometown of Acworth, New Hampshire. The name stuck and Acworth prospered as a busy trade center that combined restful fun with the excitement of commerce. In December of 1860 all of the land in a half-mile radius of The Northcutt Station was incorporated as the thriving City of Acworth, Ga. The war first reached home during April 1862 when Andrew's Raiders stole the famous engine, "The General," in nearby Big Shanty and "The Great Locomotive Chase" raced through Acworth. This unique event has been chronicled in newspapers, magazines, books and two major movies. Sherman was headquartered in Acworth for several days. Following the battles before and after Kennesaw Mountain, many local homes and churches became hospitals. Acworth was spared the torch until November 1864; many were burned. Acworth rose from the flames of the Reconstruction and began to flourish. Again in 1903, the Georgia General Assembly re-incorporated Acworth as a City. In 1950 Lake Allatoona was completed and it, along with Lake Acworth, has given rise to many recreational opportunities for both residents and visitors. Today, Acworth is the center of a thriving, vibrant community and as the "Lake City" has a quality of life seldom available in the world today. Acworth offers that unique combination of a hometown community with a progressive outlook: looking forward to the challenges presented by new growth, yet proud to preserve the history of its orgin. GACOBB-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: GACOBB-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 101 Today's Topics: #1 Ga-Cobb Co. News (County News Feb) [GAGenWeb Archives #2 George Acworth?? - founder of Acwo ["Lady Bonita \(USA\)" Administrivia: To unsubscribe from GACOBB-D, send a message to GACOBB-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. ______________________________Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 19:22:53 -0400 From: GAGenWeb Archives <archives@poppet.org> To: GACOBB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Ga-Cobb Co. News (County News Feb) Cobb County GaArchives News.....County News Feb 7 1895 February 7, 1895 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: M Little littlegen03@hotmail.com September 8, 2005, 7:22 pm The Marietta Journal February 7, 1895 ACWORTH Reuben Hull, aged 14, died on last Saturday night at the residence of his uncle, Mr M J Abbott, after an illness of eleven weeks. His funeral was held at the Presbyterian Church, of which he was a member. Revs. R P Baird and A J Morgan officiated. Mr Luther Armstrong, who was so badly hurt in jumping from a train, we are glad to state is rapidly improving and will get well. - Idler MARIETTA CAMP GROUND Mr Albert Garrett nol prossed his case of marriage but thinks the affair can be ended in a sudden coupe de grace. Mr J D Osborn, of Atlanta, visited his brother B A last week at Delmar. Mrs Lucinda Fridell, who is 78 years of age, has bought her a horse and is making preparations to make a crop this year. - Delmar LOST MOUNTAIN John Meadows and family, of Brownsville, visited his sister, Mrs Joe Arnold, last Thursday night. Will Petty, of Upshaw, is sttending school at this place. A delightful singing was held at A C Rollins' home last Saturday evening in honor of Will Rollins and his beautiful bride. Mr Rollins and wife returned to Roswell on Sunday, where they will make their future home. Joe Arnold went to Brownsville one day last week. The weather has been so bad that there has been no Sabbath School here in quite a while. We hope the parents of this community will take an interest in this work and bring their children every Sunday. We think our school teacher is captivated by a pair of Brown-eyes, as he ahs called for the last three Sundays. Roll of honor Lost Mountain Academy, Jan '95 - Judson Ward, Bascom Cochran, Lucius Scott, Alda McElreath, Ada Lewis, Emma Jackson, Homer Lewis, Luther Ward, and (bottom of article cut off). File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/cobb/newspapers/countyne812gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb ______________________________Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 16:39:50 -0700 From: "Lady Bonita \(USA\)" <ladybonita@usa.com> To: GACOBB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: George Acworth?? - founder of Acworth, Cobb Co., GA ?? Does anyone know who the founder of Acworth is? is it George Acworth? Bonita \\\|/// \\ ~ ~ // ( @ @ ) ----oOOo-(_)-oOOo---- Just Looking ... Lady Bonita Arizona, USA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com