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Kennesaw, Georgia

Kennesaw
City
City of Kennesaw
Kennesaw City Hall
Kennesaw City Hall
Location in Cobb County and the state of Georgia
Location in Cobb County and the state of Georgia
Kennesaw is located in Georgia (U.S. state)
Kennesaw
Kennesaw
Kennesaw is located in the US
Kennesaw
Kennesaw
Kennesaw is located in Metro Atlanta
Kennesaw
Kennesaw
Location of Kennesaw in Metro Atlanta
Coordinates: 34°1′24″N 84°36′55″W / 34.02333°N 84.61528°W / 34.02333; -84.61528Coordinates: 34°1′24″N 84°36′55″W / 34.02333°N 84.61528°W / 34.02333; -84.61528
Country United States
State Georgia
County Cobb
Incorporated September 21, 1887
Government
 • Mayor Derek Easterling (R)
Area
 • Total 9.5 sq mi (24.7 km2)
 • Land 9.4 sq mi (24.4 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation 1,089 ft (332 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 29,783
 • Density 3,155/sq mi (1,218.2/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 30144/30152
Area code(s) 770/678/470
FIPS code 13-43192
GNIS feature ID 0316387
Website www.kennesaw-ga.gov


Kennesaw is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States, located in the greater Atlanta metropolitan area. It had a population of 29,783 according to the 2010 census. Founded in 1887, Kennesaw has a past surrounded with railroad history. During the Civil War, Kennesaw was the staging ground for the Great Locomotive Chase on April 12, 1862.

In 2007, the city was selected by Family Circle magazine as one of the nation's "10 best towns for families". In 2009 Newsmax magazine listed the city among the "Top 25 Most Uniquely American Cities and Towns". The city is perhaps best known nationally for its mandatory gun-possession ordinance.

As the Western and Atlantic Railroad was being built in the late 1830s, shanties arose to house the workers. These were near a big spring. A grade up from the Etowah River became known as "the big grade to the shanties", then "Big Shanty Grade", and finally "Big Shanty".

The name "Kennesaw" is derived from the Cherokee word gah-nee-sah, meaning cemetery or burial ground.

Camp MacDonald, a training camp, was located there from 1861-1863.

During the Civil War, Big Shanty was the site of major fighting in the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, part of the larger Atlanta Campaign. Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, located southeast of the city limits, now contains many of these historic areas, though much of the surrounding land has been developed, and some buried artifacts have been taken by people with metal detectors.


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