Cedartown, Georgia
Encyclopedia
Cedartown is a city in Polk County
, Georgia
, United States
. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 9,750. The city is the county seat
of Polk County
. Cedartown is the principal city of and is included in the Cedartown, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Atlanta
-Sandy Springs
-Gainesville, Georgia
-Alabama
(part) Combined Statistical Area
.
, Cedartown has a total area of 6.9 square miles (17.9 km²), of which, 6.8 square miles (17.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (0.44%) is water.
and Creek Native Americans
first inhabited the area known as Cedar Valley. White settlers moved in and established a trading post along Cedar Creek in the 1830s. The most famous of these settlers was Asa Prior, considered by many to be the father of Cedartown. According to local legend, the water rights to Big Spring were won for the white settlers by a local white boy in a footrace with a Cherokee youth. Some versions of the legend differ, saying that the rights to the spring were won by the Cherokee people from the Creek people in a ball game. The truth is the Big Spring was "taken" from the Native-American population by the encroaching white invaders. The Cherokee people had established a village they called "Beaver Dam" near present day Cedartown. The village was located along the Cedar Creek which is to the west of the white settlement.
In 1838, under the direction of President of the United States Andrew Jackson Indian Removal Act
, a fortification was built on what is called "Furnace Field"(it stands a vacant field to this day and some say it is haunted) for the purpose of forced internment of the Cherokee people, nearly three hundred Cherokee people were held in horrible and squalid conditions. Half starved and mistreated by their captors, disease was rampant, many of the old and young died, before the still living Cherokees, around two hundred, were then forcibly marched on foot down the Trail of Tears
to Indian reservation
s in Oklahoma
. These fortifications and the stolen Cherokee property, did much for the prosperity of the fledgling town of Big Springs, which became "Cedar Town" when Asa Prior deeded the stolen Big Spring and 10 acres of adjacent land to the newly chartered city in 1852. Van Wert was the original county seat. Cedar Town became the county seat later on, when the people of Cedartown stormed Van Wert, burned down the courthouse and took all of the records back to Cedar Town, that is how Cedartown became the county seat of Polk County.
In the American Civil War
, Cedar Town was abandoned by most of its citizens when Union
troops encroached. The city was burnt to the ground by the Union forces of General Hugh Kirkpatrick in 1865, leaving only one mill standing on the outskirts of town.
In 1867, the town was re-chartered by the state of Georgia
as Cedartown. An influx of industrial business bolstered the largely cotton
-based economy of Cedartown, with Goodyear and other fabric mills and iron works appearing in or near what is now the Cedartown Industrial Park on the west side of town. Industrial and passenger railroad
service was added to Cedartown in the early 20th century. Main St. became a part of U.S. Highway 27, a major north-south automobile route that connects Cedartown to larger cities like Chattanooga, Tennessee
and Columbus, Georgia
. U.S. 27 also intersects in town with U.S. Highway 278, which connects Cedartown with Atlanta, Georgia
. The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
built a large textile
mill operation in Cedartown, and also built a large residential section of town for mill workers, now known as the Goodyear Village.
In recent times, the Georgia Rails Into Trails project has converted much of the former Seaboard Air Line, later Seaboard Coast Line, Seaboard System and was abandoned by now owner CSXT,into the Silver Comet Trail
, a federal and state funded park that connects many cities in Northwest Georgia. Cedartown's Main St. is listed in the National Register of Historic Places
in recognition of its 1890s architecture
. During the 1970's, many beautiful structures were demolished with no consideration of their historic value, including the childhood home of Sterling Holloway, which was torn down to make way for a bank parking lot. Also, both train depots from the 1800's were knocked down, as well as several old churches, which were built just after the Civil War. Even the stately High School on West Avenue, built in the 1880's, was destroyed with no regard. The oldest theater on Main Street and several old buildings also fell to the wrecking ball.
The Nudist Society of Cedartown, Georgia is based there.
of 2000, there were 9,470 people, 3,370 households, and 2,237 families residing in the city. The population density
was 1,384.0 people per square mile (534.6/km²). There were 3,642 housing units at an average density of 532.2 per square mile (205.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 63.37% White, 20.20% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 14.13% from other races
, and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.62% of the population.
There were 3,370 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples
living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 13.2% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $24,562, and the median income for a family was $28,119. Males had a median income of $25,295 versus $20,711 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $12,251. About 20.3% of families and 24.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.7% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over.
holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, that consists of six elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools. The district has 449 full-time teachers and over 7,017 students.
With the shift away from rural
living patterns toward Interstate Highway satellite suburb
an living patterns, combined with the general U.S. shift away from agricultural and industrial
economies, Cedartown is left in an awkward position. The city suffered a major economic blow when the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
closed its Cedartown mill operations. For its employment, Cedartown mainly relies on the prospect of large corporate
operation centers like that of Cingular Wireless
, small manufacturing
operations like that of The HON Company
, and the retail
operations of Wal-Mart
.
Access to nearby major cities like Atlanta, Georgia
, Birmingham, Alabama
, and Chattanooga, Tennessee
is easier than ever due to the expansion of U.S. Highway 27 which is four lanes from I-20 into Cedartown. The four lane expansion will soon have U.S. 27 fourlaned all the way north to the Tennessee state line. Passenger rail service to Cedartown was abandoned in the 1970s, leading to the destruction of the historic Cedartown Depot train station. However, the city has reconstructed a replica of the historic depot which now serves as the Welcome Center and the trailhead to the Silver Comet Trail. The city does offer bus service and has frequent routes to neighboring Rockmart. The nearest stop on the Greyhound
bus service is a full service station in Rome, Georgia
, just 20 miles to the north. The nearest major airport is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
in Atlanta, 70 miles southeast and several local shuttle services are available.
The Hon Company is Cedartown's largest for-profit employer with over 800 employees. With a recently announced expansion, this number will grow in the near future.
Cedartown is also home to an AT&T (formerly Cingular) technical support facility for the company's wireless customers.
The Rome Plow Company
, formerly located in Rome, Georgia
, is headquartered in Cedartown. It manufactured the Rome plow
s used as jungle-clearing vehicles during the Vietnam War
and produced agricultural vehicles until it shut down in late 2009.
artist Waylon Jennings
had a minor hit single with the murder ballad
"Cedartown, Georgia" from the 1971 album of the same name
. The slow, meditative song about betrayal and murder
was a portent of the outlaw country
genre's predilection for themes that stood outside of what was acceptable in the Nashville
music establishment:
Polk County, Georgia
Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 38,127. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 41,460. The county seat is Cedartown.- History :...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 9,750. The city is the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Polk County
Polk County, Georgia
Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 38,127. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 41,460. The county seat is Cedartown.- History :...
. Cedartown is the principal city of and is included in the Cedartown, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
-Sandy Springs
Sandy Springs, Georgia
Sandy Springs is a city in north Georgia, United States. It is a northern suburb of Atlanta. With a 2010 population of 93,853, Sandy Springs is the sixth-largest city in the state and the second-largest city in Metro Atlanta. Sandy Springs is located in north Fulton County, Georgia, just south of...
-Gainesville, Georgia
Gainesville, Georgia
-Severe Weather:Gainesville sits on the very fringe of Tornado Alley, a region of the United States where severe weather is common. Supercell thunderstorms can sweep through any time between March and November, but are concentrated most in the spring...
-Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
(part) Combined Statistical Area
Combined Statistical Area
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.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, Cedartown has a total area of 6.9 square miles (17.9 km²), of which, 6.8 square miles (17.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (0.44%) is water.
History
CherokeeCherokee
The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family...
and Creek Native Americans
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
first inhabited the area known as Cedar Valley. White settlers moved in and established a trading post along Cedar Creek in the 1830s. The most famous of these settlers was Asa Prior, considered by many to be the father of Cedartown. According to local legend, the water rights to Big Spring were won for the white settlers by a local white boy in a footrace with a Cherokee youth. Some versions of the legend differ, saying that the rights to the spring were won by the Cherokee people from the Creek people in a ball game. The truth is the Big Spring was "taken" from the Native-American population by the encroaching white invaders. The Cherokee people had established a village they called "Beaver Dam" near present day Cedartown. The village was located along the Cedar Creek which is to the west of the white settlement.
In 1838, under the direction of President of the United States Andrew Jackson Indian Removal Act
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830.The Removal Act was strongly supported in the South, where states were eager to gain access to lands inhabited by the Five Civilized Tribes. In particular, Georgia, the largest state at that time, was involved in...
, a fortification was built on what is called "Furnace Field"(it stands a vacant field to this day and some say it is haunted) for the purpose of forced internment of the Cherokee people, nearly three hundred Cherokee people were held in horrible and squalid conditions. Half starved and mistreated by their captors, disease was rampant, many of the old and young died, before the still living Cherokees, around two hundred, were then forcibly marched on foot down the Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears is a name given to the forced relocation and movement of Native American nations from southeastern parts of the United States following the Indian Removal Act of 1830...
to Indian reservation
Indian reservation
An American Indian reservation is an area of land managed by a Native American tribe under the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs...
s in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
. These fortifications and the stolen Cherokee property, did much for the prosperity of the fledgling town of Big Springs, which became "Cedar Town" when Asa Prior deeded the stolen Big Spring and 10 acres of adjacent land to the newly chartered city in 1852. Van Wert was the original county seat. Cedar Town became the county seat later on, when the people of Cedartown stormed Van Wert, burned down the courthouse and took all of the records back to Cedar Town, that is how Cedartown became the county seat of Polk County.
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, Cedar Town was abandoned by most of its citizens when Union
Union (American Civil War)
During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty free states and five border slave states. It was opposed by 11 southern slave states that had declared a secession to join together to form the...
troops encroached. The city was burnt to the ground by the Union forces of General Hugh Kirkpatrick in 1865, leaving only one mill standing on the outskirts of town.
In 1867, the town was re-chartered by the state of Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
as Cedartown. An influx of industrial business bolstered the largely cotton
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....
-based economy of Cedartown, with Goodyear and other fabric mills and iron works appearing in or near what is now the Cedartown Industrial Park on the west side of town. Industrial and passenger railroad
Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...
service was added to Cedartown in the early 20th century. Main St. became a part of U.S. Highway 27, a major north-south automobile route that connects Cedartown to larger cities like Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...
and Columbus, Georgia
Columbus, Georgia
Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795...
. U.S. 27 also intersects in town with U.S. Highway 278, which connects Cedartown with Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company was founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling. Goodyear manufactures tires for automobiles, commercial trucks, light trucks, SUVs, race cars, airplanes, farm equipment and heavy earth-mover machinery....
built a large textile
Textile
A textile or cloth is a flexible woven material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, or other material to produce long strands...
mill operation in Cedartown, and also built a large residential section of town for mill workers, now known as the Goodyear Village.
In recent times, the Georgia Rails Into Trails project has converted much of the former Seaboard Air Line, later Seaboard Coast Line, Seaboard System and was abandoned by now owner CSXT,into the Silver Comet Trail
Silver Comet Trail
The Silver Comet Trail is a paved, multi-use, recreational trail in western Georgia.-Route:The Silver Comet Trail is a rail trail and is named for the Silver Comet passenger train that used the same route from 1947 to 1969...
, a federal and state funded park that connects many cities in Northwest Georgia. Cedartown's Main St. is listed in the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in recognition of its 1890s architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
. During the 1970's, many beautiful structures were demolished with no consideration of their historic value, including the childhood home of Sterling Holloway, which was torn down to make way for a bank parking lot. Also, both train depots from the 1800's were knocked down, as well as several old churches, which were built just after the Civil War. Even the stately High School on West Avenue, built in the 1880's, was destroyed with no regard. The oldest theater on Main Street and several old buildings also fell to the wrecking ball.
The Nudist Society of Cedartown, Georgia is based there.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 9,470 people, 3,370 households, and 2,237 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,384.0 people per square mile (534.6/km²). There were 3,642 housing units at an average density of 532.2 per square mile (205.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 63.37% White, 20.20% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 14.13% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.62% of the population.
There were 3,370 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 13.2% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $24,562, and the median income for a family was $28,119. Males had a median income of $25,295 versus $20,711 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $12,251. About 20.3% of families and 24.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.7% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over.
Polk County School District
The Polk County School DistrictPolk County School District
The Polk County School District is a public school district in Polk County, Georgia, USA, based in Cedartown, Georgia. It serves the communities of Aragon, Braswell, Cedartown, Rockmart, and Taylorsville, Georgia.-Schools:...
holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, that consists of six elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools. The district has 449 full-time teachers and over 7,017 students.
Transportation and Economy
Rural
Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...
living patterns toward Interstate Highway satellite suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
an living patterns, combined with the general U.S. shift away from agricultural and industrial
Industry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
economies, Cedartown is left in an awkward position. The city suffered a major economic blow when the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company was founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling. Goodyear manufactures tires for automobiles, commercial trucks, light trucks, SUVs, race cars, airplanes, farm equipment and heavy earth-mover machinery....
closed its Cedartown mill operations. For its employment, Cedartown mainly relies on the prospect of large corporate
Corporation
A corporation is created under the laws of a state as a separate legal entity that has privileges and liabilities that are distinct from those of its members. There are many different forms of corporations, most of which are used to conduct business. Early corporations were established by charter...
operation centers like that of Cingular Wireless
Cingular Wireless
AT&T Mobility LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T that provides wireless services to 100.7 million subscribers in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands...
, small manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...
operations like that of The HON Company
The HON Company
The HON Company designs and manufactures office furniture including chairs, filing cabinets, workstations, tables, desks and education furniture...
, and the retail
Retail
Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...
operations of Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
.
Access to nearby major cities like Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
, and Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...
is easier than ever due to the expansion of U.S. Highway 27 which is four lanes from I-20 into Cedartown. The four lane expansion will soon have U.S. 27 fourlaned all the way north to the Tennessee state line. Passenger rail service to Cedartown was abandoned in the 1970s, leading to the destruction of the historic Cedartown Depot train station. However, the city has reconstructed a replica of the historic depot which now serves as the Welcome Center and the trailhead to the Silver Comet Trail. The city does offer bus service and has frequent routes to neighboring Rockmart. The nearest stop on the Greyhound
Greyhound Lines
Greyhound Lines, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, is an intercity common carrier of passengers by bus serving over 3,700 destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, operating under the well-known logo of a leaping greyhound. It was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA, in 1914 and...
bus service is a full service station in Rome, Georgia
Rome, Georgia
Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Rome is the largest city and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the Rome, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Floyd County...
, just 20 miles to the north. The nearest major airport is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport , known locally as Atlanta Airport, Hartsfield Airport, and Hartsfield–Jackson, is located seven miles south of the central business district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States...
in Atlanta, 70 miles southeast and several local shuttle services are available.
The Hon Company is Cedartown's largest for-profit employer with over 800 employees. With a recently announced expansion, this number will grow in the near future.
Cedartown is also home to an AT&T (formerly Cingular) technical support facility for the company's wireless customers.
The Rome Plow Company
Rome plow
Rome plows were large, armored, specially modified bulldozers used in South Vietnam by the United States military during the Vietnam War. First used in III Corps , major land clearing operations commenced in May 1967 upon the arrival of the 169th Engineer Battalion...
, formerly located in Rome, Georgia
Rome, Georgia
Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Rome is the largest city and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the Rome, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Floyd County...
, is headquartered in Cedartown. It manufactured the Rome plow
Rome plow
Rome plows were large, armored, specially modified bulldozers used in South Vietnam by the United States military during the Vietnam War. First used in III Corps , major land clearing operations commenced in May 1967 upon the arrival of the 169th Engineer Battalion...
s used as jungle-clearing vehicles during the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
and produced agricultural vehicles until it shut down in late 2009.
Popular culture
Country musicCountry music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings
Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL...
had a minor hit single with the murder ballad
Murder ballad
Murder ballads are a sub-genre of the traditional ballad form, the lyrics of which form a narrative describing the events of a murder, often including the lead-up and/or aftermath...
"Cedartown, Georgia" from the 1971 album of the same name
Cedartown, Georgia (Waylon Jennings album)
Cedartown, Georgia is a 1971 album by Waylon Jennings. Its title track, a morbid tale of murder, reached #14 on the country singles chart.-Track listing:# "Cedartown, Georgia" – 2:48...
. The slow, meditative song about betrayal and murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
was a portent of the outlaw country
Outlaw country
Outlaw country is a subgenre of country music, most popular during the late 1960s and the 1970s , sometimes referred to as the outlaw movement or simply outlaw music...
genre's predilection for themes that stood outside of what was acceptable in the Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
music establishment:
Tonight I'll put her on a train for Georgia.
Gonna be a lot of kin folks squallin' and a-grievin',
'Cause that Cedartown gal ain't breathin'.
Movie production
- Jayne Mansfield's CarJayne Mansfield's CarJayne Mansfield's Car is an upcoming drama film directed by Billy Bob Thornton, marking his first directing job since 2001's Daddy and Them...
(2012), an upcoming drama movie with scenes from Cedartown as a fictional city in AlabamaAlabamaAlabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
. Visible are the historic downtown.
Notable native
- Sterling HollowaySterling HollowaySterling Price Holloway, Jr. was an American character actor who appeared in 150 films and television programs. He was also a voice actor for The Walt Disney Company...
was a legend of stage and screen with over 100 movies and television shows to his credit. He was well-known for his distinctive tenor voice, and is best remembered as the voice of Walt DisneyWalt DisneyWalter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
's Winnie the Pooh. Holloway was born and raised in Cedartown. His father, Sterling Price Holloway Sr., served as mayor in 1912. Holloway died in November 1992 at the age of 87. - Betty Reynolds CobbBetty Reynolds CobbBetty Reynolds Cobb was an attorney, author, and activist....
, an authorAuthorAn author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
and activist, was a native of Cedartown, Georgia. She was the first woman in GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
to be admitted to the state bar. - Phil DouglasPhil DouglasPhillip Brooks Douglas was an American baseball player.Douglas originally signed with the Chicago White Sox in 1912, but soon landed with the Cincinnati Reds. In 1915, he was traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers, then to the Chicago Cubs.In 1919, he was signed by the New York Giants. John McGraw had...
(1890–1952), Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player - Doug SandersDoug SandersGeorge Douglas Sanders is a former American professional golfer who won twenty PGA Tour events during his career.-Early years:Sanders was born in Cedartown, Georgia. He grew up in a poor family, and picked cotton as a teenager...
, winner of twenty tournaments on the PGA TourPGA TourThe PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
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