Search Results for chattahoochee

River Line Historic Area March 12, 2017

Past, future on display during Phoenix Flies event at Shoupade Park

The distant past, the present and the future collided at Smyrna’s Shoupade Park as curious visitors learned the story of the Civil War’s most impressive fortifications and about a plan…

Mableton Parkway, Veterans Memorial Highway February 9, 2017

Final public input meeting held for Veterans Memorial Highway/Mableton Parkway design guidelines

The final public input meeting for the Veterans Memorial Highway/Mableton Parkway design guidelines was held on Tuesday at the SAE School on Mableton Parkway. Cobb County’s planning division and the…

Mableton, Mableton Parkway, Planning, Veterans Memorial Highway January 13, 2017

Citizen design workshop for Mableton Parkway and Veterans Memorial Highway held Thursday

Do you live near Mableton Parkway or Veterans Memorial Highway? Do you consider those roads, in their current condition, a source of community pride: pleasant places to walk, cycle, or…

Entrance to Hooper-McWilliams cemetery, probably erected by boy scouts in the late 1990s

Atlanta History, Cobb County History, History Puzzlers, River Line Historic Area January 7, 2017

Hooper Family Civil War Mystery — Part 2

In a January 1st article I presented the mystery of a discrepancy between the middle initials of two young Civil War era men who were involved in a controversy over their…

Atlanta Beltline, Cobb County, River Line Historic Area, Silver Comet Trail January 3, 2017

How the Silver Comet Trail could connect with the Atlanta Beltline

The Silver Comet Trail is one of the most popular multi-use paths in the state of Georgia. Converted from old railroad tracks once utilized by the Silver Comet train, the…

Kroger at the intersection of South Cobb Drive and Concord Road

Atlanta History, Cobb County, South Cobb Drive December 23, 2016

Roads and Bombers: the creation of South Cobb Drive

A corridor study is underway to plan improvements for the section of South Cobb Drive between Concord and Windy Hill roads. But have you ever wondered how South Cobb Drive…

2016 Elections, Cobb County November 10, 2016

Some observations on Clinton’s win in Cobb County GA — by the numbers

As many of you know, Hillary Clinton won the vote in Cobb County by a 2.1% margin. This surprised many people, since Cobb has been solidly GOP red for decades….

Atlanta History May 20, 2016

The 1952 Atlanta annexations

In 1952 the City of Atlanta tripled in size, annexing areas to the south, west and north. To the west the communities near and along the Chattahoochee River became part…

Austell, Cobb County, History, Mableton May 18, 2016

A 1911 automobile adventure and the Sweetwater Park Hotel

I read through historic newspapers regularly, with an emphasis on articles from the River Edges target area of west Atlanta and South Cobb. I stumbled across this mysterious little blurb…

2016 Elections, Cobb County May 8, 2016

2016 Candidate forum for South Cobb — Part 1

A candidate forum was held at the South Cobb Community Center on May 5 to help residents of Mableton and Austell make informed decisions for the May 24 elections. The…

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