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City Info
Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, and is its county seat.
As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 58,748, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs. Census estimates of 2005 indicate a population of 61,261. Marietta is the third-largest of three principal cities (by population) of and is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia metropolitan statistical area, which is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, Georgia-Alabama (part) combined statistical area. In 2008, the mayor of Marietta was Bill Dunaway.
Marietta is located at 33°57?12?N, 84°32?26?W (33.953353, -84.540614).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.0 square miles (56.9 km?), of which, 21.9 square miles (56.7 km?) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km?) of it (0.27%) is water.
Homes had been built by early settlers near the Cherokee town of Kennesaw by 1824.
In 1837 the Georgia Gazetteer reported that the city of Marietta was named for the wife of US Senator and Supreme Court Judge, Thomas Willis Cobb, for whom the county was named. The first plat was laid out in 1833. Like most towns, Marietta had a square in the center with a small courthouse. The Georgia legislature legally recognized the town on December 19, 1834.
Marietta was selected as the home base for the new Western and Atlantic Railroad. Business boomed.
Built in 1838 Oakton is the oldest continuously occupied residence in Marietta. The original barn, milk house, smoke house, and well house remain on the property. The spectacular gardens contain the boxwood parterre from the 1870s. Oakton served as Major General Loring's headquarters during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in 1864.
By 1838 roadbed and trestles had been built north of the city. In 1840, political wrangling stopped construction for a time. In 1842, new mangagement decided to use the area that would become Atlanta. In 1850, the railroad began operation. This was another boost to industry.
