Kennesaw Mountain

Coordinates: 33°58′34″N 84°34′47″W / 33.9762125°N 84.5796556°W / 33.9762125; -84.5796556
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Kennesaw Mountain
Kennesaw Mountain
Highest point
Elevation1,808 ft (551 m)[1]
Prominenceapprox. 800 feet (250 m)
Coordinates33°58′34″N 84°34′47″W / 33.9762125°N 84.5796556°W / 33.9762125; -84.5796556[2]
Geography
LocationCobb County, Georgia, U.S.
Parent rangeAppalachian Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Marietta

Kennesaw Mountain is a mountain between

AMSL
.

The mountain actually has two summits:[citation needed]

  • "Big Kennesaw", where the modern-day parking area and
    scenic overlook
    are located
  • Little Kennesaw Mountain, where several light hiking trails and nature areas connect the mountains to the rest of the park

History

Kennesaw Mountain was originally a home to the

Creek people, were pushed out of Georgia by the Cherokee, who were then exiled by the United States and the state of Georgia on the Trail of Tears to the Oklahoma Territory during the Georgia Gold Rush.[3]

In December 1832,

Cobb County, where Kennesaw Mountain is located, was created. This was just short of a year of being in Cherokee "county", a territory that included all of northwest Georgia
.

Cannon on Kennesaw Mountain in recreated artillery position.
Summit of Kennesaw Mountain, summer afternoon thunderstorms approaching

Kennesaw Mountain was the site of the

Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War, in which the Union forces of General William Tecumseh Sherman launched a bloody frontal attack on the Confederate Army of Tennessee, which was commanded by General Joseph E. Johnston. Federal judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, the first commissioner of Major League Baseball
, was named after the battle, in which his father nearly lost his left leg.

The nearby city of Kennesaw, founded as

Big Shanty, was renamed for the mountain after the war, although the mountain lies outside city limits. Kennesaw Mountain High School is another namesake
.

The Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park was created on June 26, 1935. It was formerly a Civilian Conservation Corps camp.

Other information

Antenna Tower at Kennesaw Mountain

At the base of the mountain, the park entrance hosts an

interpretive center, museum, and numerous self-guided tour trails that document Union General William Tecumseh Sherman's "March to the Sea
" during the Civil War.

The road to the top is open

.

Kennesaw Mountain is also a major stopover location for several species of migrating songbirds. There are more than 25 species of warblers, including the rare cerulean warbler.

Several small

power failure
.

A stylized representation of Kennesaw Mountain's distinctive twin peaks is part of the logo for nearby Kennesaw State University.

Marietta's

Kennestone Hospital takes its name from the nearby Kennesaw Mountain and the more distant Stone Mountain
.

On September 1, 2016, Adam Young released a ten-track instrumental e-album called Corduroy Road, based on Sherman's March to the Sea. The fifth track was called Kennesaw Mountain.

Panoramic View from the Summit of Kennesaw Mountain (Click to enlarge)
Another Panoramic View from the Summit of Kennesaw Mountain (Click to enlarge)


References

  1. ^ "Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ "Kennesaw Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. OCLC 894026161
    .

Further reading

  • Earl J. Hess, Kennesaw Mountain: Sherman, Johnson, and the Atlanta Campaign. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2013.

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