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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 2005 show a population of 98,137. Residents are referred to as Roswellians.
History
In 1830, while on a trip to North Georgia, Roswell King passed through the area of what is now Roswell and observed the great potential for building a cotton mill along Vickery (Big) Creek.
Towards the middle of the 1830s, King returned to build a mill that would soon become the largest in North Georgia with over 400 employees by the time of the American Civil War in the 1860s. The ruins of the mill and the 30 foot dam that was built for power still remain. As the mill increased in size, so did the number of people living in the area.
The Roswell area was part of Cobb County, Georgia when first settled, and the county seat of Marietta was a four-hour (one-way) horseback ride to the west. Residents desired a local government so a city charter for incorporation was put before the Georgia General Assembly and the charter was approved on February 16, 1854.
During the American Civil War, the city was captured by Union forces and the mill workers were all shipped north, a common tactic in Sherman's plans of economic ruin of the South. The mill was burned and most of the Rebel town's property was confiscated by Union forces.
At the end of 1931, the United States was in the midst of the Great Depression. The difficult economic conditions drove Milton County, a neighboring county to the north, to merge in its entirety with Fulton County, Roswell's neighboring county to the south. To facilitate the merger, Roswell was ceded by Cobb County to Fulton. Sections of neighboring Cherokee and Gwinnett Counties were also ceded to Fulton at this time to define the expanded and contiguous northern section of Fulton County.
Demographics
CNN has called the city one of the best places to live in the U.S. On October 30, 2006, the city 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.
Points of Interest
* Archibald Smith Plantation Home
* Bulloch Hall
* Barrington Hall
* Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
* Chattahoochee Nature Center
* Primrose Cottage
* Teaching Museum North
Recreation and Parks
The 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. 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
* Memorial Day Ceremony - the largest Memorial Day Ceremony in Georgia
* Roswell Roots: A Festival of Black History & Culture (February)
* Magnolia Storytelling Festival (June)
* Riverside Sounds Concert Series (May - October)
* Youth Day Parade and Festival (October)
* Keep Roswell Beautiful Duck Race (October)
Notable residents
Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, the mother of Theodore Roosevelt (the 26th 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 in 1926.
Celebrities that have made Fulton County, and specifically Roswell their home have included actors Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. The second daughter of the late actress Anne Baxter, namely Melissa Gault has a successful interior design business in Roswell. 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 JonBenet 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.
Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel resides in Roswell as well as former Pittsburgh Steeler and current NBC Sports announcer Jerome Bettis.
Education
Roswell's local public schools are part of the Fulton County School System.
Charter schools
Elementary schools
* Hembree Springs Elementary School
* Mimosa Elementary School
* Mountain Park 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
* Amana Academy (K-8)
* 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
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