Early Smyrna
What is Smyrna's official nickname?
The Jonquil City
1872 saw the granting of Smyrna's official __?__.
Charter from the State of Georgia
What is the Gann House?
The oldest house in the Smyrna City limits
What did Ruff's Mill, the ruins sit at the Covered Bridge, grind?
Corn into flour
Who is Derek Norton?
Mayor of Smyrna
Who lived in Smyrna in 1800?
The Cherokee Indians
Built in 1954 on Atlanta Road, it was the largest in the SE. It was __?__.
Belmont Hills Shopping Center
Built in 1910 as a mental hospital on Atlanta Rd, it is now a Smyrna event center.
Brawner Hospital
She attended Campbell HS. She has entertained us in many Hollywood movies.
Julia Roberts
What statue sits on the steps outside the Smyrna Library?
a frog
The Methodist Church founded Smyrna as a __?__.
Religious Camp Ground (1838)
Opening after WWII, it spurred the real growth of Smyrna. It is __?__.
Lockheed Corp
Who is Orme Campbell? His name is on Campbell Middle School on Atlanta Rd.
He donated the land to build the school on. It remains a county school as long as his name is on it.
Where did St. Thomas the Apostle hold its first mass?
Wills High School
Why was Truist Park built?
To give the Atlanta Braves a Cobb County home.
Name one of the two Civil War Smyrna battles
Battle of Smyrna Campground or Battle of Ruff's Mill
Opening in the 1960s, it has served BBQ to millions (their pictures are on the wall).
Old South BBQ
On Spring Rd is Argyle Elementary. What was Argyle?
It was the plantation of the Campbell family (lived between Spring and Campbell Roads.
What is Smyrna's population? @ 30,000, 55,000, or 83,000
55,000
What is being built along Atlanta Rd in downtown Smyrna?
a brewery
Was the Covered Bridge always a covered bridge?
No, it was built as a flatbed bridge.
Opening in 1959, this shopping center on S. Cobb Dr. is still owned by the same family.
Dickson Shopping Center
From a farm to a shopping center to a mixed-use development. Sits at corner of Windy Hill and Atlanta Rd.
Belmont
What were Ruff's Siding and Varner's Station in the late 1800s?
Other names for Smyrna
What is located at the corners of Bank and King Sts, next to City Hall?
The Modern Veteran's Memorial