{"id":21333,"date":"2020-02-26T14:14:04","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T19:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acworthtourism.acworth.org\/?page_id=21333"},"modified":"2024-02-13T11:37:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T16:37:17","slug":"historic-acworth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/acworthtourism.org\/things-to-do\/historic-acworth\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Acworth"},"content":{"rendered":"

HISTORIC ACWORTH<\/h1>\n<\/div>
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The Cherokee Nation lived in the area until the early 1830\u2019s. The Western and Atlantic Railroad began\u00a0 operation in 1845 in Atlanta, bringing progress northward to Northcutt Station, the first northbound water\u00a0 stop on the new track. Joseph Gregg, a railroad engineer, renamed this stop after his hometown of\u00a0 Acworth, New Hampshire. Acworth prospered as a busy trade center and was incorporated as a city in\u00a0 December 1860.<\/p>\n

The Civil War brought \u201cThe Great Locomotive Chase\u201d through Acworth in April 1862 when James Andrew\u2019s\u00a0 Raiders stole the famous engine, \u201cThe General,\u201d in nearby Big Shanty. Sherman was headquartered in\u00a0 Acworth for several days. The town was spared the torch until November 1864; many homes and buildings\u00a0 were burned.<\/p>\n

In 1950, Lake Allatoona was completed and it, along with Lake Acworth, created recreational opportunities.\u00a0 Today, Acworth is the center of a thriving, vibrant community.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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