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Roswell, GA History. The History of Roswell Georgia.

Roswell GA history. Roswell GA local history. Roswell GA is a historic town in the North Atlanta. Find Roswell GA local history about Roswell Mill, Bulloch Hall, and founder Roswell King. Visit historic Downtown Roswell GA in Fulton County.

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ROSWELL GA HISTORY

Roswell, GA is so named for Roswell King, an entrepreneur who discovered and invested in a plot of land along Cherokee Creek (whose name changed from Cherokee, to Vickery, to present-day name Big Creek) in the mid-1830's. A cotton mill was erected along a dammed section of the creek which established by Roswell King and was further improved upon and expanded by his son, Barrington King. The mill was famous for “Roswell Grey” cotton produced for Rebel troop uniforms for the Civil war. It was seized and eventually burned down by Union troops. After the war, the cotton mill was rebuilt and refurbished to continue providing wool until 1975, when it finally gave in due to a over-competitive foreign market. Currently, the Roswell Mill area is home to the Roswell town square, a hub for many shops and attractions, including historical trails, museums, memorials, and riverboat rides.

Bulloch Hall

James Stephens Bulloch, a business partner of Roswell King, moved to the Roswell area following the construction of the mill and had a Greek-revival mansion, dubbed Bulloch Hall, built in 1839, not far from the mill site. Bulloch fathered four children, one of which being Martha Bulloch, who would later marry Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. and thus father Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., 26th President of the United States. Bulloch hall is open to the public 7 days a week and features a bevy of cultural experiences, ranging from civil war enactments, to classes, to guided-subject tours, to ball room dancing. Bulloch Hall and it's southern belle historical female figures were a great inspiration for Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind, thus making Bulloch Hall a must-see for any true fan.