Rome is the largest city in Floyd County, Georgia6, and is its county seat. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 34,980. It is a namesake of Rome, Italy because it was built on seven hills, and has a replica of the statue of Romulus and Remus nursing from a mother wolf.
Geography
Rome is located at 34°15′36″ North, 85°11′6″ West (34.259893, -85.185037)1. The city is at the merging of the Etowah River and the Oostanaula River, the rivers form the beginnings of the Coosa River.
History
The first Spanish visitors was the [DeLuna] party ,not the DeSoto party. A spanish mission was established 10 miles west of the city near Livingston, Georgia. Rome was settled after the removal of the Cherokee Indians on the Trail of Tears. The founders placed names in a hat - and Rome was chosen - since the city has rivers meet on an area with seven hills. The city served agrarian needs and cotton trade, and gained a rail line to Kingston, Georgia. The Civil War began, and the city was defended by Nathan Bedford Forrest in Abel Strait’s raid from the area esat of modern day Cedar Bluff, Alabama. Union General Jefferson C Davis captured Rome as the outflanked Confederate army (under command of Samuel French retreated). Thruogh the 20th century, many textile mills developed in the area, and carpet mills, and flourished until the 1970s.
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Geography
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Geography
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