Roswell Hat - GRAY

Roswell, Georgia 

Did you know...

• The City of Roswell was founded in 1839 by Roswell King, who moved to the area in 1836.
• Roswell King established the Roswell Manufacturing Company and built a mill to harness the power of the local rivers to make textiles.
• Roswell officially became a city on February 16, 1854.
• Union Soldiers occupied Roswell from July 5 – July 17, 1864 on their march to Atlanta.
• The Roswell Manufacturing Company mill was destroyed by fire twice.
  • In 1864, Union General W.T. Sherman ordered soldiers to torch the mill.
  • Lightening caused the second fire.
• Telephone service came to Roswell in 1901. All phone numbers were one digit.