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1.9 mi (3.1 km) outside of Ball Ground's city limits [91] in unincorporated Ball Ground [92] is the McGraw Ford Wildlife Management Area, a 2,255 acres (913 ha; 3.523 sq mi) wildlife management area along the Etowah River that is managed by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources with various multi-purpose trails along with fishing and ...
The Ball Ground Historic District in Ball Ground, Georgia is a 22 acres (8.9 ha) historic district which is roughly bounded by Highway 5 to the west; Commerce Street and Groover Street to the north; Valley Street and Gazaway Lane to the east; and Stripling Street, the southern terminus of Old Canton Road, and Depot Street to the south.
December 4, 2009 (Old Canton Rd. and GA 372: Ball Ground: 2: Canton Commercial Historic District: Canton Commercial Historic District: January 12, 1984 (Roughly bounded by Main, Church, Archer, and Marietta Sts.
The Franklin-Creighton Mine was a Georgia Gold Rush gold mine located off what is now Yellow Creek Road in the town of Ball Ground in Cherokee County, Georgia. The mine, located along the Etowah River , was initially known as the Franklin Mine because it was started by a widow, Mrs. Mary G. Franklin, who obtained a 40-acre (160,000 m 2 ) lot in ...
The Battle of Taliwa was fought in Ball Ground, Georgia, in 1755.The battle was part of a larger campaign of the Cherokee against the Muscogee Creek people, where a contingent of 500 Cherokee warriors led by war chief Oconostota defeated the Muscogee Creek people and pushed them south from their northern Georgia homelands, allowing the Cherokee to begin settling in the region.
Long Swamp Site is a 4-acre (16,000 m 2) archaeological site in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States, on the north shore of the Etowah River near St Rt 372. The site consists of a South Appalachian Mississippian culture village with a palisade and a platform mound .
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Unlike some other counties in Georgia, Sheriff's Office oversees the Cherokee County adult detention center, in addition to handling law enforcement for Cherokee County. The incorporated cities within Cherokee County, Woodstock, Canton, Holly Springs, and Ball Ground, have independent municipal police departments.