History of Rome, Georgia
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The history of Rome, Georgia extends to thousands of years of human settlement by ancient Native Americans. Spanish explorers recorded reaching the area in the later 16th century, and European America
Broad Street in downtown Rome, Georgia
Rome in 1864, during the occupation by Union forces
Vandever and his officers in Rome (1864, on East 4th Ave)
The clock tower, circa 1980
Major Ridge
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The Ridge, later known as Major Ridge was a Cherokee leader, a member of the tribal council, and a lawmaker. As a warrior, he fought in the Cherokee–American wars against American frontiersmen. Later,
Portrait by Charles Bird King, 1834
