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Community profile: Rossville, Georgia, home to Civil War history

Bradley Brown, 2, rides on the carousel while Donny Brown stands by at Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park in Rossville, Ga.
Bradley Brown, 2, rides on the carousel while Donny Brown stands by at Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park in Rossville, Ga. Bradley Brown, 2, rides on the carousel while Donny Brown stands by at Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park in Rossville, Ga.

Location: In Northwest Georgia just across the state line from Chattanooga

Size: 1.8 square miles

Founded: Officially incorporated on Aug. 25, 1905, but the settlement known as Poplar Springs dates to 1785 as home to the Cherokee Nation.

Population: 4,105

Government: Mayor Teddy Harris; City Council members Cindy Bradshaw, Rick Buff, Hal Gray Jr. and Joyce Wall