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| Paulding County, Georgia |
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| PAULDING COUNTY SCENES |
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| HISTORY OF PAULDING COUNTY |
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PAULDING COUNTY Created December 3, 1852, and named for John Paulding, one of the captors of Major Andre, accomplice of Benedict Arnold. Van Wert, the first county seat was named for another of the captors. When Polk County was created in 1851, Dallas became the Paulding county seat. Construction of the Seaboard and Southern Railroads through the county, and introduction of the textile industry, were of much importance to county growth. In 1884 major battles were fought at New Hope and Dallas. |
| Paulding County History | County was once part of
Cherokee Territory Spaniard Hernando DeSoto visited area 1540 County created December 3, 1832 County named for Revolutionary War patriot John Paulding Significant involvement in Civil War occurred in area |
| Pickett’s Mill Historic Site | Was a Civil War Battlefield Covers more than 700 acres |
| PARKS in PAULDING COUNTY |
| Paulding Meadows Park 1899 N Industrial Park Rd Dallas, Georgia |
Services: Rest Rooms Showers Water Activities: |
Recreational Activities: Hiking Picnicking Playground |
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Paulding County
Wildlife Management Areas Two Located In County Hunting Fishing Primitive Camping Hiking |
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SPECIAL DAYS of PAULDING
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| Paulding Meadows Festival |
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Held in September At Paulding Meadows Draws nearly 80,000 people |
| Raccoon Creek Music Festival | Held at Hunt’s Meadows in community of Burnt Hickory |
| STATISTICS for PAULDING COUNTY |
| SIZE of PAULDING COUNTY |
| People / Square Mile | 150.8 |
| Miles of County Road | 671.47 |
| Square Miles | 313.60 |
| Acres | 199, 891 |
| POPULATION of PAULDING COUNTY |
| 1980 | 26,110 |
| 1990 | 41,611 |
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