Roswell is a city in northern
Fulton County, Georgia
Fulton County is located in the north-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,066,710, making it the state's most-populous county and its only one with over one million inhabi ...
, United States. At the official
2010 census, the city had a population of 88,346. The 2020 estimated population was 94,884, making Roswell the state's
ninth largest city.
A close suburb of
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
, Roswell has an affluent
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
.
History
![RoswellMillDam2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/RoswellMillDam2.JPG)
In 1830, while on a trip to northern Georgia,
Roswell King Roswell King (May 3, 1765 – February 15, 1844) was an American enslaver, plantation manager, businessman, planter, and industrialist. Together with his son, Barrington King, he founded Roswell Manufacturing Company in the Georgia Piedmont, establ ...
passed through the area of what is now Roswell and observed the great potential for building a
cotton mill
A cotton mill is a building that houses spinning (textiles), spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton, an important product during the Industrial Revolution in the development of the factory system.
Althou ...
along
Vickery Creek
Big Creek or Vickery Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 15, 2011 stream in Forsyth and Fulton counties in Georgia. The creek mouth into the Chattahoochee R ...
. Since the land nearby was also good for plantations, he planned to put cotton processing near cotton production.
Toward the middle of the 1830s, King returned to build a mill that would soon become the largest in north Georgia –
Roswell Mill
Roswell Mill refers to a cluster of mills located in Fulton County near Vickery Creek in Roswell, Georgia.The Mills of Roswell. Grist Mills and More. YouTube. Web. 8 Oct. 2010. . The mills were best known for producing finished textiles from raw m ...
. He brought with him 36
African slave
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s from his own coastal plantation, plus another 42 skilled carpenter slaves bought in
Savannah
A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the Canopy (forest), canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to rea ...
to build the mills. The slaves built the mills, infrastructure, houses, mill worker apartments, and supporting buildings for the new town. The Africans brought their unique
Geechee
The Gullah () are an African American ethnic group who predominantly live in the Lowcountry region of the U.S. states of Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina, within the coastal plain and the Sea Islands. Their language and cultu ...
culture, language, and religious traditions from the coast to north Georgia.
![RoswellOldPresbChurch](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/RoswellOldPresbChurch.JPG)
King invited investors from the coast to join him at the new location. He was also joined by Barrington King, one of his sons, who succeeded his father in the manufacturing company. Archibald Smith was one of the planters who migrated there to establish a new plantation, also bringing enslaved African Americans from the coastal areas.
Shortly after 1832 a survey of the area was conducted by
Nathan Crawford Barnett as part of the
Cherokee Purchase in preparation for the sixth state administrated land lottery culminating in the
Cherokee removal
Cherokee removal, part of the Trail of Tears, refers to the forced relocation between 1836 and 1839 of an estimated 16,000 members of the Cherokee Nation and 1,000–2,000 of their slaves; from their lands in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carol ...
.
Barrington Hall (the home of Barrington King), Smith Plantation (the home of Archibald Smith) and Bulloch Hall (the childhood home of President Theodore Roosevelt's mother,
Mittie Bulloch) have been preserved and restored. They are now open to the public. According to the 1850 Slave Schedules, these three "founding families", together with the next three largest planters, held 192 slaves, 51% of the total 378 slaves held in Roswell District. Archibald Smith had a cotton plantation. According to the 1850 Census, Barrington King held 70 slaves. Half of these slaves were under the age of 10. These slaves worked in Barrington's household. Barrington King "leased" or "rented" some of his adult male slaves to the Roswell Manufacturing Company, but they did not work around the mill machinery.
![Bulloch Hall Roswell GA](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Bulloch_Hall_Roswell_GA.JPG)
The Roswell area was part of
Cobb County
Cobb County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia, located in the Atlanta metropolitan area in the north central portion of the state. As of 2020 Census, the population was 766,149. Its county seat and largest city is Marietta.
Along with ...
when first settled, and the
county seat
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of
Marietta
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*Marietta, Jacksonville, Florida
*Marietta, Georgia, the largest US city named Marietta
*Marietta, Illinois
*Marietta, Indiana
*Marietta, Kansas
*Marietta, Minnesota
*Marietta, Mississippi
*Mar ...
was a four-hour (one-way) horseback ride to the west. Since Roswell residents desired a local government, they submitted a city
charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the rec ...
for
incorporation to the
Georgia General Assembly
The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is bicameral, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Each of the General Assembly's 236 members serve two-year terms and are directly ...
. The charter was approved on February 16, 1854.
By the time of the
Civil War
A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country).
The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
, the cotton mills employed more than 400 people, mostly women. Given settlement patterns in the
Piedmont region
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, they were likely of
Scots-Irish descent. As the mill increased in production, so did the number of people living in the area.
![ArchibaldSmithPlantationHome](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/ArchibaldSmithPlantationHome.jpg)
During the Civil War, the city was captured by
Union forces under the leadership of General
Kenner Garrard
Kenner Garrard (September 21, 1827 – May 15, 1879) was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. A member of one of Ohio's most prominent military families, he performed well at the Battle of Gettysburg, and then le ...
. Under orders of General
Sherman
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*Sherman (name), a surname and given name (and list of persons with the name)
** William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–1891), American Civil War General
*M4 Sherman, a tank
Sherman may also refer to:
Places United St ...
, Garrard shipped the mill workers north to prevent them from returning to work if the mills were rebuilt. This was a common tactic of Sherman to economically disrupt the Confederate rebellion. The mill was burned, but the houses were left standing. The ruins of the mill and the dam that was built for power still remain. Most of the town's property was confiscated by Union forces. The leading families had left the town to go to safer places well before the Civil War, and arranged for the enslaved people to be taken away from advancing Union troops, as was often the practice. Some slaves may have escaped to freedom beyond Union lines.
After the war, Barrington King rebuilt the mills and resumed production. While many
freedmen
A freedman or freedwoman is a formerly enslaved person who has been released from slavery, usually by legal means. Historically, enslaved people were freed by manumission (granted freedom by their captor-owners), abolitionism, emancipation (gra ...
stayed in the area to work as paid labor on plantations or in town, others migrated to Fulton County and Atlanta for new opportunities. The South suffered an agricultural depression resulting from the effects of the war and the end of slavery in the United States.
According to the census, the population of Cobb County decreased slightly from 14,242 in 1860, to 13,814 in 1870. The proportion of African-Americans decreased more, from 27% to 23%. During those years, nearby Fulton County more than doubled in population, from 14,427 to 33,336. The effects of dramatic African-American migration can be seen by the increase in Fulton County from 20.5% slave in 1860 to 45.7% colored (Black) in 1870.
At the end of 1931, the United States was in the midst of the
Great Depression
The Great Depression (19291939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States. The economic contagio ...
. The difficult economic conditions drove
Milton County
Milton County was a county of the U.S. state of Georgia from to . It was created on December 18, 1857, from parts of northeastern Cobb, southeastern Cherokee, and southwestern Forsyth counties. The county was named for John Milton, Secretary ...
, Roswell's neighboring county to the north (note: much of what is now Roswell was part of Milton County already), to merge in its entirety with Fulton County, Roswell's neighboring county to the south. To facilitate the merger, Roswell was ceded from Cobb County to become part of Fulton County. This became effective the 9th day of May in 1932. Roswell filed all legal records, including vital statistics, real estate, and the results of torts with the county clerk of Cobb before this date; with the county clerk of Fulton, after this date.
Lori Henry served as mayor of Roswell from 2018 to 2022, and is the first woman elected into office.
Geography
Roswell is located in northern Fulton County. It is bordered to the north by
Milton
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* Milton (surname), a surname (and list of people with that surname)
** John Milton (1608–1674), English poet
* Milton (given name)
** Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Nobel laureate in Economics, author of '' Free t ...
, to the northeast by
Alpharetta
Alpharetta is a city in northern Fulton County, Georgia, United States, and is a part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 US Census, Alpharetta's population was 65,818 The population in 2010 was 57,551.
History
In the 1830s, the Ch ...
, to the east by
Johns Creek
Johns Creek is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. According to the 2020 census, the population was 82,453. The city is a northeastern suburb of Atlanta.
History
In the early 19th century, the Johns Creek area was dotted with ...
, to the southeast by
Peachtree Corners
Peachtree Corners is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area, and is the largest city in Gwinnett County with a population of 42,243 as of the 2020 US Census.
Peachtree Corners is the only ...
in
Gwinnett County
Gwinnett County ( ) is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. It forms part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. In 2020, the population was 957,062, making it the second-most populous county in Georgia (after Fulton C ...
, to the south by
Sandy Springs
Sandy Springs is a city in northern Fulton County, Georgia and an inner ring suburb of Atlanta. The city's population was 108,080 at the 2020 census, making it Georgia's seventh-largest city. It is the site of several corporate headquarters, i ...
, to the west by unincorporated land in
Cobb County
Cobb County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia, located in the Atlanta metropolitan area in the north central portion of the state. As of 2020 Census, the population was 766,149. Its county seat and largest city is Marietta.
Along with ...
, and to the northwest by the city of
Mountain Park and by unincorporated land in
Cherokee County Cherokee County is the name of eight counties in the United States:
* Cherokee County, Alabama
* Cherokee County, Georgia
* Cherokee County, Iowa
* Cherokee County, Kansas
* Cherokee County, North Carolina
* Cherokee County, Oklahoma
* Cherokee Co ...
. The southern boundary of the city follows the
Chattahoochee River
The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida - Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chatta ...
.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Roswell has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.06%, is water.
Geographic features
*
Big Creek
*
Bull Sluice Lake
*
Chattahoochee River
The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida - Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chatta ...
*
Morgan Falls Dam
Bull Sluice Lake is created by Morgan Falls Dam, a small hydroelectric dam located along the Chattahoochee River at the northern end of Sandy Springs, Georgia, and crossing the river westwards into eastern Cobb County in north metro Atlanta. Origi ...
*
Johns Creek
Johns Creek is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. According to the 2020 census, the population was 82,453. The city is a northeastern suburb of Atlanta.
History
In the early 19th century, the Johns Creek area was dotted with ...
*Crooked Creek
*Audery Mill Creek
Climate
Roswell features a
Humid subtropical climate
A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...
, which is characterized by abundant precipitation that is spread evenly throughout the year.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census
The United States census of 2020 was the twenty-fourth decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to of ...
, there were 92,833 people, 35,944 households, and 25,529 families residing in the city.
2010 census
In the last official U.S. Census of 2010, Roswell had a population of 88,346. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 74.7% White, 11.7% Black or African American, 4.0% Asian, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 6.6% from some other race and 2.5% from two or more races. 16.6% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race; a majority of them were of Mexican origin (11.5% of the total population).
2000 census
In the preceding census
of 2000, there were 79,334 people, 30,207 households, and 20,933 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 31,300 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 81.51%
White
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, 8.54%
African American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
, 0.20%
Native American, 3.74%
Asian
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** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.03%
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the list of islands in the Pacific Ocean, Pacific Islands. As an ethnic group, ethnic/race (human categorization), racial term, it is used to describe the original p ...
, 4.08% from
other races
Other often refers to:
* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
Other or The Other may also refer to:
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, and 1.90% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 10.61% of the population.
There were 30,207 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 35.1% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.
According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $73,469, and the median income for a family was $103,698. The average income for households was $106,219 and the average income for families was $123,481. Males had a median income of $72,754 versus $45,979 for females. The per capita income for the city was $40,106. About 3.2% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 0.7% of those age 65 or over.
Household income (2010)
Household income (2010)
Roswell median housing value
2000 population by age
Population by gender (2006)
Education
Race and ethnicity
Economy
The
Consulate-General of Honduras in Atlanta is located at Suite 3 in 600 Houze Way in Roswell.
The city's largest employers are
The Kimberly Clark Corporation,
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital (formerly North Fulton Medical Center and North Fulton Regional Hospital) is a major hospital located in Roswell, the ninth-largest city in Georgia. The hospital serves most of north Fulton County, Georgia, as wel ...
,
Harry's Farmers Market, and The City Of Roswell. A section of Route 400 between Roswell and Atlanta is known as the high tech corridor, where many technology firms like Kimberly Clark have factories or offices.
As of the 2006 census, one third of Roswell's 5.000 registered business were home based. The largest industries were retail, technology, food services, wholesale trade and health care.
Many Roswell residents work in nearby
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
.
Businesses with their headquarters in Roswell include
Snorg Tees, Tripwire Interactive, and
Pharsalia Technologies. Roswell's economy is large enough to recruit franchises from many popular Georgia businesses like
Moe's Southwest Grill
Moe's Southwest Grill, referred to informally as Moe's, is an American fast casual restaurant franchise chain that was founded in Atlanta, Georgia, in December 2000FOCUS Brands press release, FOCUS Brands to Acquire Moe’s Southwest Grill', April ...
,
Chick-fil-A
Chick-fil-A ( , a Word play, play on the American English pronunciation of "wikt:filet#Pronunciation, filet") is an American fast food restaurant chain which is the country's largest which specializes in chicken sandwiches. Headquartered in Coll ...
and Heel Sew Quik operate multiple locations in Roswell.
Arts and culture
Festivals and parades
*Roswell Memorial Day Ceremony — the largest Memorial Day Ceremony in Georgia
*Roswell Roots: A Festival of Black History & Culture (February)
*Roswell Criterium Bicycle Race and Historic Roswell Kiwanis Kids Bike Safety Rodeo (May)
*Roswell Magnolia Storytelling Festival (June)
*Riverside Sounds Concert Series (May — October)
*Roswell Youth Day Parade and Festival (October)
*Keep Roswell Beautiful Duck Race (October)
*Roswell Annual Fireworks Extravaganza July 4
*Roswell Wine Festival (first Sunday in October - Sunday, October 4, 2015)
Sites
*Historic Roswell Visitors Center
*
Archibald Smith Plantation Home
The Archibald Smith Plantation Home is a historic house in Roswell, Georgia, built in 1845. The home was built by one of Roswell's founders, Archibald Smith, and housed three generations of his family.
Background
The home was restored by the thi ...
*
Bulloch Hall
*
Barrington Hall
*
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA) preserves a series of sites between Atlanta and Lake Sidney Lanier along the Chattahoochee River in Georgia, U.S. The 48-mile (77 km) stretch of the river affords public recreation opport ...
*
Chattahoochee Nature Center
The Chattahoochee Nature Center is a private, non-profit environmental education facility in Roswell, Georgia. Located on adjacent to the Chattahoochee River, the nature center focuses on educational outreach through the use of live flora and f ...
Computer Museum of America*
Faces Of War Memorial
*
Primrose Cottage
*
Teaching Museum North
*
Atlanta Rowing Club
Atlanta Rowing Club (ARC) is a non-profit 501(c)(4) masters rowing club located in Roswell, Georgia. ARC's colors are red and white. As a masters organization, it is the only club in the Atlanta area for rowers who are beyond high school or colle ...
*
Roswell Mill
Roswell Mill refers to a cluster of mills located in Fulton County near Vickery Creek in Roswell, Georgia.The Mills of Roswell. Grist Mills and More. YouTube. Web. 8 Oct. 2010. . The mills were best known for producing finished textiles from raw m ...
Public libraries
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System operates the Roswell Branch and the East Roswell Branch.
Sports
The
Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Atlanta The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Atlanta (CCSCATL) is a chess venue located in Roswell, Georgia. It is administered by co-founder Ben Finegold, a chess grandmaster.
History
The CCSCATL was founded by Karen Boyd and her husband Ben Finegold ...
, founded by GM
Ben Finegold, is located in Roswell.
Parks and recreation
![Eastroswellpark 0419085](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Eastroswellpark_0419085.jpg)
The city maintains more than of parkland, as well as three historic house museums.
A branch of the
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA) preserves a series of sites between Atlanta and Lake Sidney Lanier along the Chattahoochee River in Georgia, U.S. The 48-mile (77 km) stretch of the river affords public recreation opport ...
, a component of the
National Park System
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, is located in Roswell at Vickery Creek.
Education
Public schools
Roswell's local public schools are part of the
Fulton County School System
The Fulton County School System is a school district headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States. The system serves the area of Fulton County outside the Atlanta city limits (which are served by Atlanta Public Schools). Fulton County ...
.
Charter schools
*
Amana Academy
The Fulton County School System is a school district headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States. The system serves the area of Fulton County outside the Atlanta city limits (which are served by Atlanta Public Schools). Fulton County ...
(K–8)
*
Fulton County Charter High School of Mathematics and Science (disbanded)
Fulton Academy of Science and Technology(K-8)
Elementary schools
*Esther Jackson Elementary School
*Hembree Springs Elementary School
*Mimosa Elementary School
*
Mountain Park Elementary School
*Northwood Elementary School
*Roswell North Elementary School
*Sweet Apple Elementary School
*Hillside Elementary School
*River Eves Elementary School
*Vickery Mill Elementary School
Middle schools
*Crabapple Middle School
*Elkins Pointe Middle School
*Holcomb Bridge Middle School
High schools
![RoswGym](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/RoswGym.jpg)
*
Centennial High School
*
Crossroads Second Chance North Alternative School
The Fulton County School System is a school district headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States. The system serves the area of Fulton County outside the Atlanta city limits (which are served by Atlanta Public Schools). Fulton County ...
*
Roswell High School
Private schools
*
Blessed Trinity Catholic High School
Blessed Trinity Catholic High School, also known as Blessed Trinity or, informally BT, is an Archdiocesan Catholic high school in Roswell, Georgia, United States, a northern suburb of Atlanta.
The multi-level curriculum provides Advanced Placemen ...
*
Cottage School
*Queen of Angels Catholic School
*
The Howard School (North Campus)
*Jacob's Ladder Neurodevelopmental School & Therapy Center (Roswell Campus).
*Regina Caeli Academy
*Fellowship Christian School
*Atlanta Academy
*Eaton Academy
Infrastructure
Transportation
Major roads and expressways
*
State Route 9
*
State Route 92
*
State Route 120
*
State Route 140
*
State Route 400
*Pine Grove Road
*Riverside Road
*Crabapple Road
Pedestrians and cycling
*
Big Creek Greenway
The Big Creek Greenway is a multi-use trail with two completed sections along Big Creek (formerly known as Vickery Creek) in the state of Georgia, United States. The first section begins at Big Creek Park in Roswell, GA and currently runs to Mar ...
*
PATH400 The PATH400 Greenway Trail is a multi-use trail under construction along the Georgia 400 freeway in Buckhead, Atlanta. Once complete, the trail will be 10 feet (3.0 m) to 14 feet (4.3 m) wide and traverse the cities of Atlanta, Sandy Springs and Du ...
(proposed)
* Roswell Riverwalk Trail
* Vickery Creek Trail
Notable people
*
Jerome Bettis
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, former
Pittsburgh Steeler
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and current
NBC Sports
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announcer.
*
Peter Buck
Peter Lawrence Buck (born December 6, 1956) is an American musician and songwriter. He was a co-founder and the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band R.E.M. He also plays the banjo and mandolin on several R.E.M. songs. Throughout his car ...
, musician, attended
Crestwood High School
*
Jay Busbee
Jay Busbee (born Howard James Busbee Jr. on December 13, 1968, in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an American journalist, novelist, sportswriter and writer of comic books.
Early life and education
Busbee was raised in Atlanta, GA. He graduated from R ...
, author/journalist, resides in Roswell.
[
*]David Cross
David Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and writer known for his stand-up performances, the HBO sketch comedy series ''Mr. Show'' (1995–1998), and his role as Tobias Fünke in the Fox/Netflix sitcom ...
, comedian, television, and film actor, writer, and director, lived in Roswell as a child.
*Deko
Grant Andrew Decouto (born 24 March 1995), professionally known as Deko, is an American rapper and music producer. He is best known for producing OG Maco's "Want More" and Migos' single "One Time". He has also worked with Gucci Mane, K Camp, and ...
, born Grant Andrew Decouto in Roswell, rapper and Grammy-nominated music producer.
* Emily Dolvin, aunt of Jimmy Carter
James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he previously served as th ...
(the 39th US president), lived in Roswell the majority of her life
* Ben Finegold, chess grandmaster, founded the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Atlanta The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Atlanta (CCSCATL) is a chess venue located in Roswell, Georgia. It is administered by co-founder Ben Finegold, a chess grandmaster.
History
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(CCSCATL) in Roswell.
*Anya Monzikova
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, Russian-American actress and model, currently lives in Roswell with her husband.
*Brendan Moore
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Youth and colle ...
, professional soccer player
* Jeff Foxworthy (born 1958), stand-up comedian, actor, television/radio personality, author, and voice artist
*Karen Handel
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, former Georgia Secretary of State, and former US Representative of the 6th congressional district of Georgia
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* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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resides in Roswell.[
*]Landon Milbourne
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, basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
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*Pauley Perrette
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Perrette was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and raised throughout the so ...
, American writer, singer, civil rights advocate and former actress, attended Crestwood High School
*Jermaine Phillips
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Phillips e ...
(born 1979), Nephew of Tony Phillips, was an American football safety in the NFL for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2002 to 2009.
*Tony Phillips
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, baseball utility player who had an 18-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career from 1982 to 1999.
*Dale Murphy
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, two-time National League MVP, former Atlanta Braves
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MLB player, lived in Roswell in the 1980s.
*In 2006, Tom Price was re-elected to a second term in the US House of Representatives
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to serve as the Congressman from the 6th congressional district of Georgia
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, the district that encompasses most of Roswell. Price later served as the US Secretary of Health and Human Services under the administration of Donald Trump
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.
* Mike Ramsey, former Roswell High baseball star, went on to play for the NL's St. Lous Cardinals (MLB) from 1978 until 1985. Also played on the World Series Champion Cardnals in 1982.
*Architect Neel Reid
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Reid was born in Jacksonville, Al ...
lived in Mimosa Hall and died there in 1926.
* Chris Reis, Super Bowl 44 champion (New Orleans Saints), Roswell High graduate.
*Martha Bulloch Roosevelt
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, mother of Theodore Roosevelt
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(26th US President
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) and grandmother of Eleanor Roosevelt
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, came from Roswell. Bulloch Hall was her home.
*Nap Rucker
George Napoleon "Nap" Rucker (September 30, 1884 – December 19, 1970) was a sportsperson and politician from Georgia. Rucker was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Brooklyn Superbas/Dodgers/Robins. Over his ...
, left-handed pitcher in MLB for the Brooklyn Superbas/Dodgers/Robins
* Sam Sloman
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(born 1997), NFL football player
* Sunny Suljic (born 2005), actor
Further reading
* Sherron D. Lawson, ''A Guide to the Historic Textile Mill Town of Roswell, Georgia'' (Roswell, Ga.: Roswell Historical Society, 1996).
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* Galloway, Tammy Harden, ed. 2003. ''Dear Old Roswell: Civil War Letters of the King Family of Roswell, Georgia.'' Macon, GA: Mercer University Press.
References
External links
City of Roswell official website
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Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Cities in Fulton County, Georgia
Populated places established in 1854
Cities in the Atlanta metropolitan area
1854 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)