Emerson, GA
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Sprinterman
N 34° 07.579 W 084° 45.429
16S E 706834 N 3778433
Very Small Town North of Atlanta. The outskirts of the town are growing rapidly and the city is trying to keep up with the growth and struggling to fund the needed infrastructure.
Waymark Code: WM2BEG
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/07/2007
Views: 15
Emerson is named for Joseph Emerson Brown, Governor of Georgia, 1857-1865, U.S. Senator, 1880-1891. It was known as Stegall's Station prior to 1889; site of the Bartow Iron Works.
May 20, 1864: Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's forces [CSA] camped here after retreating from Cassville and burning the highway and R.R. bridges over the Etowah. Having heard that Sherman's forces [USA] had moved southward from Kingston toward Dallas, Johnston resumed his march on roads that converged there, May 23d, 24th.
Profile
Incorporated: 1889
Population: 1,092
Total Area: 5.9 square miles
Website:
www.bartowga.org
Address:
P.O. Box 300
Emerson, Georgia
30137-0300
Phone:
Fax:
(770) 382-9819
(770) 606-1731
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