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Due to Rome's forts and iron works, which included the manufacture of cannons, Rome was a significant target during Sherman's march through Georgia to take and destroy Confederate resources. [22] Davis' forces occupied Rome for several months, [ 23 ] making repairs to use the damaged forts and briefly quartering General Sherman.
SR 1 was proposed to be designated on an under-construction bypass south of the main part of Rome, from US 27/US 411/SR 53 north-northeast of Six Mile to US 411/SR 101/SR 344 south-southeast of Rome. The northern terminus of SR 1's proposed Summerville bypass was shifted to a point east-northeast of Trion.
Construction was suspended in 1985 when the project was 20 percent complete. In 1987, Oglethorpe Power, who was in need of a pumped-storage plant, began negotiations with Georgia Power to complete the power plant. On 15 December 1988, the two power companies reached an agreement after Oglethorpe received a US$706.8 million loan guarantee.
The Between the Rivers Historic District in Rome, Georgia, USA, is a 90 acres (36 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The listing included 292 contributing buildings and three contributing structures .
Plans for Mount Berry Square trace back to March 23, 1988, [1] with construction and timber clearing starting in the summer of 1989. [2] This joint venture development between Crown American and Homart Development Company [3] officially opened on February 13, 1991, [4] featuring anchor tenants JCPenney, Sears, Belk-Rhodes, and Hess's, all replacing existing stores in Rome. [5]
State Route 53 (SR 53) is a 172.146-mile-long (277.042 km) west-to-east state highway located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Georgia.The highway travels from the Alabama state line west of Cave Spring northeast, then east, then southeast to US 129 Bus.
The city of Rome, Georgia was able to get the approval of SPLOST and lure the Braves to Rome. Using completely SPLOST tax the ballpark was funded and was ready for use in the 2003 season. The construction cost $19 million which is worth $26.7 million in 2020. The stadium has undergone many renovations, the most recent being in 2021.
State Route 20 (SR 20) is a 165.345-mile-long (266.097 km) state highway roughly in the shape of a capital J rotated ninety degrees to the left, which travels through portions of Floyd, Bartow, Cherokee, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Walton, Rockdale, Newton, and Henry counties in the northwestern and north-central parts of the U.S. state of Georgia.