It’s already underway, but there’s still time to enjoy a search for historic buildings on the scavenger hunts in Acworth and Kennesaw now through Thursday November 4.
The Cobb County website describes the hunt as follows:
Need an excuse to enjoy the beautiful Fall weather and learn about local history?
Test your knowledge of Acworth and Kennesaw history with our new historic scavenger hunts and track down four landmarks in Kennesaw and four in Acworth.
AdvertisementTry one of both!
Pick up a copy of each hunt at North Cobb Regional Library, identify each site on the form and return it to North Cobb by November 30 to be eligible to win a box of books!
Here are the dates and times of the hunt:
- Sun, 10/31/2021 – 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Mon, 11/01/2021 – 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Tue, 11/02/2021 – 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Wed, 11/03/2021 – 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Thu, 11/04/2021 – 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
Here’s the link to the Acworth brochure.
Here’s the link to the Kennesaw brochure.
About the City of Acworth
Acworth got its start as a railroad depot for the Western & Atlantic railroad. An engineer for the W&A, Joseph Gregg, named the depot for his hometown of Acworth, New Hampshire.
Acworth was incorporated as a city in 1860.
The following quick facts about Acworth were taken from the U.S. Census Bureau website.
2019 Population Estimates 22,818
Source: Vintage 2019 Population Estimates
Median Household Income $ 68,860
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Persons in poverty, percent 9.3 %
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Educational Attainment: Percent high school graduate or higher 92.8 %
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Persons without health insurance, percent 13.1 %
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Median Housing Value $ 182,900
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Total Housing Units 9,178
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Number of Firms 2,414
Source: 2012 Survey of Business Owners: Company Summary
Male Median Income $ 40,278
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Female Median Income $ 29,363
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Veterans 1,174
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Percent of households with a broadband Internet subscription 91.4 %
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
About the City of Kennesaw
The U.S. Census Bureau reports the follow facts about Kennesaw, from 2019 estimates:
2019 Population Estimates 34,077
Source: Vintage 2019 Population Estimates
Median Household Income $ 70,930
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Persons in poverty, percent 10.0 %
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Educational Attainment: Percent high school graduate or higher 91.8 %
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Persons without health insurance, percent 12.4 %
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Median Housing Value $ 194,800
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Total Housing Units 13,530
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Number of Firms 3,908
Source: 2012 Survey of Business Owners: Company Summary
Male Median Income $ 39,367
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Female Median Income $ 31,089
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Veterans 1,661
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Percent of households with a broadband Internet subscription 94.0 %
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
