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Excerpts from:
Statistics
of the
State of Georgia
Published by George White in 1849

COBB.

BOUNDARIES. – This county is bounded north by Cherokee and Cass, east by Forsyth and De Kalb, south by Campbell and a small portion of De Kalb, and west by Paulding.

Laid out from Cherokee, and organized in 1832.

RIVERS, CREEKS
The Chattahoochee is the main stream. The creeks are Sweet Water, Powder Spring, Pumpkin Vine, Nickajack, Olleys, Noses, Proctors, Allatoona, Vickery, Rotten Wood, Noonday, Reubs, Wylleo, Soap, and Mud.

POST OFFICES
Marietta, Powder Springs, Acworth, Golgotha, High Bridge, Lebanon, Mill Grove, and Roswell.

POPULATION, TAXES, REPRESENTATION
The population is increasing. The census of 1845 gave to Cobb 10,518 inhabitants, of which 1,474 were slaves. Amount of State tax for 1848, 82,691 61. Sends two representatives to the Legislature.

TOWNS
Marietta is the seat of justice, and-one among the most pleasant towns in Cherokee Georgia. It is situated on the highest-point between the Atlantic ocean and Tennessee river, being 1132 feet above the level of the former. It was incorporated and made the county seat in 1814. Distance from Milledgeville 113 miles northwest, from Augusta 190 miles, from Atlanta 20 by the railroad, from Dalton 80, from Cumming 35, from Canton 22, The first house was built by James Anderson, Esq.

There are four churches—Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Baptist; several schools, hotels, stores, &c. Population, 1,500. Does considerable business, being the market for Cobb, Cherokee, part of Lumpkin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Paulding, and Carroll counties.

The town is rapidly improving. Since the 1st of May, 1848, more than 60 houses have been built. Many persons from the low country of Georgia and South Carolina have recently re-moved here. The climate arid water will compare with any in the world. Provisions are cheap. Marietta, from the advantages it possesses in point of situation, accessibility, climate, and water, is destined to be one among the most attractive places in our State.

Acworth is a small village on the Western and Atlantic Railroad, twelve miles. N. W. of Marietta, in the midst of a thickly settled country. Population about 50.

Powder Springs, twelve miles S. W. of Marietta, on the road to Villa Rica, in Carroll, has two churches, Methodist and Baptist, and one school. Population 200.

Roswell, a pretty village, so called from Roswell King, Esq., situated 13 miles from Marietta and one mile from the Chattahoochee. Settled by persons chiefly from the seaboard of Georgia and South Carolina, and is the seat of an extensive cotton factory, it has one store, one church, one male and female academy, &c.

FACE OF THE COUNTRY, NATURE OF THE SOIL, VALUE OF LAND.
The surface of the country is broken. The lands’upon the Chattahoochee are rich, and will produce 800 pounds of cotton per acre, 8 barrels of corn, and from 20 to 30 bushels of wheat.

The creek bottoms are also fertile, and well adapted to cotton, wheat, and corn.

The uplands are of a mulatto and gray colour, will produce 600 pounds of cotton per acre, 5 barrels of corn, and about 15 bushels of wheat.

Best Chattahoochee lands are worth $20 per acre ; creek bottoms, $8 ; uplands, from $1 to $8 per acre.

AVERAGE PRODUCT PER ACRE
Corn 5 barrels, wheat 6 bushels, rye 5 bushels, cotton 500 pounds.

MARKETS
Marietta, Macon, and Augusta.

MANUFACTURES, MILLS, DISTILLERIES
Roswell factory, at Roswell, on Vickery’s creek, incorporated in 1840. Capital $80,000.

Spindles 3,500 Looms 40 Operatives, nearly all whites 150 Bales of cotton used per day 5 Yards of shirting made per day 1,100 Osnaburgs 1,500 Bundles of yarn made per week 1,200 Hours of work per day 11

The water-power fine. Wages of operatives dependent upon their industry. The temperance principle strictly enforced. Provision made for the instruction of thè children. Goods manufactured have a high character, and are sent to Tennessee, Alabama, and to various parts of Georgia.

Nickajack factory, on Nickajack creek.

At Lebanon, the Roswell factory have an extensive merchant mill, capable of making from 1 to 300 barrels of flour per day. An extensive tannery, the property of Colonel Dunwoody, is located at this place. The leather made here is pronounced equal to any in the United States.

Grist-mills 21, saw-mills 21, besides several merchant mills on Soap creek. Seven miles east of Marietta is an extensive distillery, at, which are made 120 gallons of whiskey per day.

MOUNTAINS
Kenesaw Mountain, 2.5 miles from Marietta, is 1828 feet above the level of the ocean; so called from an Indian chief who was accidentally shot by a white man, whilst on a hunting excursion. The view from the top of the mountain is beautiful. Lost Mountain, Brushy Mountain, and Sweat Mountain, are considerable elevations.

MINERAL, SPRINGS
The Powder springs have acquired some celebrity, and will, in the course of time, attract the notice of persons seeking health and recreation. They are highly impregnated with sulphur and magnesia, and are efficacious in the cure of diseases, particularly those of a cutaneous character and dyspepsia.

MINERALS
Gold has been found on Proctor’s creek, in the northern part of the county. At Allatoona, on Powder Spring creek, on Sweet Water creek, near Kenesaw mountain, and in Marietta. Granite is abundant. Silver, iron, lead, copper, talc, soap-stone, plumbago, quartz, &c.

ROADS
The roads are as good as the nature of the country will allow. The principal road crosses the Chattahoochee at the Standing Peach-tree, passes through Marietta and Allatoona to Cassville. Another main road passes through Sand Town in Campbell county to Allatoona, and is known as the Alabama road. Another road much travelled, is the one which crosses the Chattahoochee river at McAfee’s bridge, and passes near Roswell to Vann’s valley, and North Alabama.

RELIGIOUS SECTS
The religious sects are Baptists, Missionary and Anti-Missionary, Presbyterians, Methodists, Episcopalians, and a few Universalists. There are about 20 churches in the county, and probably as many ministers.

EDUCATION
There are many respectable schools in various sections of the county, particularly at Marietta and Roswell.

CHARACTER OF THE PEOPLE
Considering the recent settlement of the county, the people generally may be said to be orderly and temperate. On public occasions irregularities are often committed, but upon the whole the population of Cobb will compare favourably with many of the older counties of the State. The tone of morals is improving every day.

AMUSEMENTS
These chiefly consist in hunting, dancing and visiting. Parties occasionally go to the Powder Springs, and the Kenesaw mountain. Soirées are quite common in Marietta.

CLIMATE
The climate, though variable, is as healthy as any portion of the United States. Exposure to the cold and rain is hardly ever attended by serious consequences. No case of consumption has ever occurred in the county. The summer diseases are bowel complaints, &c. The winter diseases are pleurisy and pneumonia.

INSTANCES OF LONGEVITY
Mr. Fleming is now living, over 94 years of age. Mr. J. Collins, a revolutionary soldier, over 88. Mrs. Henry is over 80. Mrs. Dougherty is 85. Mr. Smith is 80. Mr. Edwards died a few months ago, aged 90.

EARLY SETTLERS
Among the early settlers were the following:
Mr. James Anderson, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Massey, William Crane, William Morris, Tho. Whitehead, J. D. Mullins, James Mohon,. W. P. Maloney, James Powere, Edward Mays, Bradley Smith, and J. Collins:

INDIAN TOWNS
Sweet Water Town, once inhabited by Cherokees, is on Sweet Water creek, 14-miles north of Marietta. Kenesaw Town, on Noonday creek, five miles northwest of Marietta. Buffalo Fish Town, 16 miles southwest of Marietta.

ANTIQUITIES
On Mud creek there are the remains of an ancient fortification, and on the Chattahoochee several small mounds.

NAME
John Cobb emigrated from Virginia in 17—, and settled in Columbia county, where his son Thomas W. Cobb was born, in honour of whom this county was named. For some time he went to school to Dr. Waddel near Applington, and made considerable proficiency in the languages. He afterwards studied law in the office of the Hon. Wm. H. Crawford, and settled in Lexington. In a short period he attained to a degree of eminence in his profession which probably has been seldom surpassed by any lawyer in Georgia. He was elected to Congress in 1816, and in 1823, and in 1824 was elected senator, which office he resigned in 1828, and became a judge of the Superior Court for the Ocmulgee circuit. He died in 1830 at Greenesborough, where he had removed from Lexington. Mr. Cobb was deeply versed in the knowledge of the law, eloquent and argumentative. In his intercourse with men, he was sprightly and entertaining. He held religion in -the highest veneration, and his house was open to the ministers of the gospel.
Source: Google book search.

Bonus: A couple more scanned images from the book regarding nearby Atlanta and Stone Mountain.

The theatre’s board and staff have worked hard to function on a tight budget over the last few seasons. The non-profit organization has a $1.5 million operating budget of which 65% of the income is through ticket sales and the other 35% relies on donations of individuals, corporations and foundations. “…We are, quite bluntly put, on the brink of financial disaster. The need is real, it is urgent and it is immediate,” says Co-Founder and Producing Director, Palmer Wells.

To address the need, Theatre in the Square is launching the SAVE YOUR SEAT, SAVE OUR THEATRE campaign. Each of the 225 seats in the theatre’s main stage will be “sold” for $1,000 between now and October 15, 2011. Donors will have their name on the back of the seat on a small plaque, and can select which seat they want to name on a first come, first served basis.

Even if you can’t save a seat by donating $1,000, every dollar counts toward saving Theatre in the Square. Donations can be given online at theatreinthesquare.com and clicking on DONATE on the home page. You may also call Theatre in the Square at 770-422-8369 or send in your donation to:

Theatre in the Square
C/O Save My Seat
11 Whitlock Ave SW,
Marietta, GA 30064.

“Theatre in the Square has become such a vibrant thread in the fabric that makes up Marietta. The idea of there not being a Theatre in the Square seems unfathomable and I know that the board and staff all agree that we are ready to fight to save this theatre,” says Board President, Cathy Adams. We are fully aware that we are not the only arts organization that is fighting in this tough economy. We hope to see not only Theatre in the Square, but all of the arts organizations in the area continue to survive and thrive in the coming years.

To donate or for more information on how to donate, visit:
http://www.theatreinthesquare.com/page/49/Save-Your-Seat

About Theatre in the Square:

Now in its 30th season, Theatre in the Square is a professional, not-for-profit organization founded by Producing Director Palmer Wells and the late Michael Horne. As the largest professional theatre company in Cobb County, the theater reaches almost 50,000 people a year via five Main Stage shows, two holiday shows, a summer show, a children’s show, and a bonus show. It is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors made up of civic leaders from around the metro Atlanta area.

With an annual budget of over $1.5 million, the theatre draws the majority of its funding from ticket sales (about 65%), with support from foundations, corporations, city and state government, and individual gifts. The theater has a full-time staff of less than ten, and hires more than 120 artists (actors, directors, designers) annually. The theatre company has been based in historic Marietta Square since its founding in 1982.

Theatre in the Square has broad-based community support from the metro Atlanta region as well as Cobb County. More than 3,200 subscribers have a year-round commitment to the theater, and each play sells a healthy number of single tickets as well. Main Stage shows offer a Wednesday matinee option, which is usually filled with groups from local senior organizations as well as individual ticket buyers. At least one play a year features extensive daytime matinees for student groups. The theatre regularly receives accolades for the caliber of its work. In the spring of 2007, Wells was named a PBS Leader of the Arts.

Theatre in the Square is a member of the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce, United Arts of Cobb, a coalition of Cobb County’s professional arts organizations, and the Cobb County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

To donate or for more information on how to donate, visit:
http://www.theatreinthesquare.com/page/49/Save-Your-Seat

The Cook’s Warehouse recently opened its fourth store in East Cobb. Located in the newly renovated Merchants Walk shopping center, the store is 4,800 square feet and is now Cook’s second-largest store.

The Cook’s Warehouse is greater Atlanta’s premier gourmet cookware store and cooking school with four locations in Midtown, Decatur, Brookhaven and East Cobb. It offers more than 15,000 products for the kitchen and operates the largest avocational cooking school in the Southeast, conducting more than 600 classes yearly, often taught by local chefs, and has a large web-based delivery-by-post site.

Owned and operated by founder Mary S. Moore, The Cook’s Warehouse also retails high-end appliances; conducts private cooking classes for unique celebrations and corporate events, and is a pro bono partner with virtually every major cooking event and gourmet association in Atlanta.

Why East Cobb? “East Cobb has been the most-requested store location since the day I opened The Cook’s Warehouse in 1995. The area has a vibrant demographic, a strong sense of community, is very friendly to business, and a thorough review of registrants to our cooking school showed a significant percentage from East Cobb came to our classes.”

“Finally, the re-birth of Merchant’s Walk and the location next to our close friend Whole Foods Market sealed the deal,” said Mary Moore, founder and owner.

The store displays cookware and accessories including featured brands of All-Clad, Primo Grills, Capresso, Cuisinart, Demeyere, Zwilling J.A. Henckels, Le Creuset, Shun, Swiss Diamond, Wüsthof, WMF and others.

“In our kitchen, we counsel customers on the correct appliance for their indoor or outdoor cooking and helping them have ‘test runs’ before purchase,” Moore said.

The professional brands available include Miele, Sub-Zero, Wolf, Vent-A-Hood, Five-Star, Viking, Franke and more.

The Cook’s Warehouse has just again been named “Best Cooking Classes” in Creative Loafing’s annual “Best of Atlanta” survey.

The East Cobb store associates are led by David DiCorpo, manager, and Matt South, assistant manager, a team that moved from Cook’s Brookhaven location. The staff includes appliance specialists, knife specialists, a kitchen manager and knowledgeable sales associates.

Address:
The Cook’s Warehouse
1311 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 568
Marietta, GA 30068

For more information, please call The Cook’s Warehouse at (770) 565-8005.

Le Creuset premium cast iron cookware, trusted in kitchens around the world for its superior performance, lasting quality and iconic design.

An assortment of functional and design-oriented cooking, dining and drinking products from WMF.

The Cook's Warehouse offers a large selection of of gourmet cookware.

Featuring cookware and professional cutlery from brands such as All-Clad, Le-Creuset, Capresso, and Shun Knives.

(Left to Right) Matt South, assistant manager; Mary Moore, founder and owner, and David DiCorpo, store manager.

Conveniently located in the Merchant's Walk shopping center next to Whole Foods Market

For more information, please call The Cook’s Warehouse at (770) 565-8005.

Two local entrepreneurs open Marietta’s first and only craft brewery

After semi-retiring from the corporate world in 2009, Roger Davis decided to explore the art of home brewing. He and friend Bobby Thomas worked together to set up a 15-gallon brew pot in Roger’s basement. After about a year of creating recipes and receiving positive reviews from friends, they realized their basement brewing had larger potential and The Red Hare Brewery was born.

Red Hare Brewing Company, located in an 11,000 square foot warehouse just off Delk Road & 75, opened it’s doors to the public earlier this month. The taproom is open for tours and tastings on Fridays from 5:30-7:30pm and Saturdays from 3:30-5:30pm. Visitors can take a walk through the brewery every half hour, and souvenir glasses for beer tasting are available for $8. On tap is the Long Day Lager, a Bohemian-style amber pilsner with a citrus aroma and the medium-bodied and slightly sweet Gangway IPA.

Co-founders Roger Davis and Bobby Thomas plan to tap into the surging popularity of craft beers, a market segment that has seen growth despite the overall weak economy. According to the Brewers Association, an industry trade group, growth of the craft brewing industry was up 11% in 2010 compared to 2009, while overall beer sales fell 1% during that same period.

The company’s beers are available now at local bars and restaurants including Taco Mac, Hemingways, Thinking Man Tavern, Johnny MacCracken’s, Blue Moon Pizza, and more. The brewery also plans to introduce their brown ale soon as well as a wheat beer in the spring.

Address:
Red Hare Brewing Company
1998 Delk Industrial Blvd
Marietta, GA 30067

Tours & Tastings:
Every half hour
Friday 5:30-7:30pm
Saturday 3:30-5:30pm

Cost:
Souvenir glasses for beer tasting are available for $8, tours are free.

For more information, please call (770) 331-8763.

The 11,000 square foot warehouse is just off Delk Road & 75

Red Hare Brewing Company

Take a tour on Fridays from 5:30-7:30pm and Saturdays from 3:30-5:30pm

Brewery tours every half hour

Co-founders Roger Davis (left) and Bobby Thomas (right)

Gangway IPA

Long Day Lager

Date:
Sunday, September 11, 2011 from noon to 2pm.

Address:
Riverwood 100 Building (Near Cumberland Mall)
3350 Riverwood Pkwy SE
Atlanta, GA 30339

Performance Schedule:
September 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30 — Thurs., Fri. & Sat. @ 8:00, Sun. @ 2:00 October 1, 2 — Sat. @ 2:00 and 8:00, Sun. @ 2:00

Admission:
Price: $27.50- $48.70

Address:
The Strand Theatre
117 North Park Square
Marietta, GA 30060

For more information, please call (404) 377-9948.

“We are looking for new options in placing our homeless animals” said Captain Jeff Patellis, Director of Cobb County Animal Control. “There are people out there who want to help solve the pet overpopulation problem but don’t have room in their homes for another animal. This new program gives them the chance to help a homeless cat, where they might otherwise not be able to, by having the cat live at their business. And having a resident cat at your business can be very appealing to customers. The program is aimed at ‘Mom and Pop’ businesses, but if larger businesses think it would work for them, we would be open to that as well. We think it’s a win-win situation for both animal and human.”

All cats available for adoption are spayed/neutered, micro-chipped, current on all vaccinations, and have been combo tested. To adopt under the Cobb Company Cats Program, you must have a current Cobb County business license for a ‘brick and mortar’ business.

For more information about Cobb County Animal Control’s Cobb Company Cats Program, please contact Rachel Tabor at (770) 590-6593. To find more information about Cobb County Animal Control, visit www.cobbanimalcontrol.org. You can also follow them on www.Facebook.com/CobbAC and www.Twitter.com/@CobbAC.

“We are very pleased to see this new investment in our city and expect it to positively impact the economy of the area,” said city manager Bill Bruton. “We’re hopeful the store will generate other new businesses nearby. Also, the appearance of the building and landscaping will blend well with the streetscape enhancements the city has made on Powder Springs Street.”

The store is scheduled to open as early as 2012.

Here are some pictures to show what the new Marietta WalMart grocery store might look like when it opens in 2012:

Grand opening day – Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
8am – Free breakfast
8:45am – Bread-breaking ceremony kicking off the celebration with special guests, community partners, and team members.
9am – Store opens and the first 500 shoppers receive a whole foods market reusable bag.
11am-3pm – Steel drum performance by Michael Dana.
All day – Free samples & demos throughout the store.

Friday, July 29th, 2011
12pm – Gift card madness.
All day – One day sale on Alaskan salmon reduced to $8.99lb – save $9. Fish monger and master cutter Keith Ellis will be cutting fresh wild Alaskan salmon to order until we run out.
All day – Fire & flavor grilling & Big Green Egg giveaway
All day – Free samples & demos throughout the store.

Saturday, July 30th, 2011
12pm-4pm – Steel drum performance by Michael Dana.
4pm – Cooking class with the cook’s warehouse – sign up for the cooking class at customer service.
All day – Cheer for beer! Sample one or all of the seasonal draft beers and get a free 64-oz growler container with the purchase of 64-ozs of draft beer.
All day – Free samples & demos throughout the store.

Sunday, July 31st, 2011
10am-2pm – Jazz brunch with live music
12pm-4pm – Kids day with fun activities and free goodies for the kids.
All day – Free samples & demos throughout the store.

Address:
Whole Foods Market
1311 Johnson Ferry Road NE
Suite 580
Marietta, GA 30068

For more information, please call (678) 996-9700.

For more information, please call (678) 996-9700.

In addition to the five Main Stage productions, Theatre in the Square will bring back two audience favorites for the holidays, Sanders Family Christmas (November 22, 2011 – January 1, 2012) and The 1940’s Radio Hour (December 17, 2011 – January 1, 2012). The 1940’s Radio Hour will be performed off-site at Southern Polytechnic University’s Joe Mack Wilson Theatre. For the littlest theatre-goers, The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! will run in October. This season, Theatre in the Square will also add a bonus show on the Alley Stage, Red Letter Jesus (February 4 – March 8, 2012), a premiere featuring the words of Jesus from Matthew, Mark and Luke, performed by Brad Sherrill.

Season ticket packages begin as low as $85 and are on sale now. Single tickets except for Radio Hour and Three Little Pigs will go on sale Tuesday, July 12, 2011. Those two shows will go on sale in early August.

To help celebrate the theatre’s 30^th anniversary season, a logo competition was launched in 2010 in hopes to find something fresh to coincide with the new building façade, box office, lobby and bar area. The theatre solicited local artists and students to design a totally new logo or to give the current logo, a comedy and tragedy mask, a facelift. Participants competed for the grand prize of cash and having their original artwork displayed as the logo for the 30^th anniversary season. There were over 30 logos submitted to the theatre.

One grand prize winner and two runners up were selected by the staff with the help of feedback from the Facebook community. Grand Prize winner Mita Beach was ecstatic after he found out that his logo would be used for the 30^th Anniversary. “This meant a lot to me because despite my strong ties to the theatre the contest was run anonymously and only one person knew that this logo was mine.  I loved having the opportunity to give back to the theatre where I started my career back in 1994,” said Beach. The two runners up were Tish Spalding and Roy Fleeman.