The city celebrated its 149th birthday this year. Though it was incorporated in 1872, the city, a suburb of Atlanta, had been home to a community since at least the 1830s.
A fireworks display capped off the evening.
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Sightseers’ Delight started publishing in June 2016. The site, published by The DeFeo Groupe, collects and curates content about places where historical events large and small happened. The site builds off the legacy of The Travel Trolley, which launched in June 2009. The site aimed to be a virtual version of the trolley tours offered in so many cities.
The Travel Trolley recently named Cartersville a small Georgia town worth exploring. The travel site also named Folkston, Dahlonega, Greensboro and Elberton as places in Georgia to explore as part of its article titled “Stepping away from Atlanta: Five small Georgia towns to explore.” “For many, this exurb situated about 40 miles north of Atlanta is just an exit off the interstate,” the article noted. “But, this city of about 20,000 is steeped in history
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