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Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.

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photo Fort Oglethorpe residents display their classic cars at Cruisin’ at the Park, every third Saturday from March through November.

“It’s a great place to raise your family. I raised my family here, and all my kids still live and work in Catoosa County. That means there’s something right.”- Mayor Lynn Long

Location: About nine miles south of Chattanooga in Catoosa County, Ga.

Size: 13 square miles.

Population: 9,342.

Founded: Incorporated in 1949; the U.S. Army established the Chickamauga Post in 1902, which later was renamed Fort Oglethorpe.