The Brumby Chair Company produced rocking chairs that were in demand nationwide, and the Glover Machine Works found an international market for its narrow-gauge locomotives. Wages were low, however, and young people moved north in increasing numbers as the twentieth century progressed. As late as the population of Marietta was below 9, and that of Cobb County just above 38, The turning point came with World War II. County attorney James V. Carmichael , Marietta mayor L. Clay , joined to bring to town a branch of the Bell Aircraft Corporation.
The company put 28, people to work assembling B Superfortresses. The vast majority of the laborers were natives of north Georgia. At Bell Bomber they earned higher wages than they had ever received before and acquired job skills that prepared them well for the postwar years. Even after the plant closed following the end of the war, Marietta experienced little unemployment and few vacant houses.
In , during the Korean War , the air force invited the Lockheed Corporation of California to reopen the mammoth Marietta facility. Bell Bomber was just an assembly plant, building the Boeing-designed B Lockheed-Georgia employed considerably more professional engineers, who in the early s designed the C Hercules transport plane, an aircraft still in production a half century later.
In the next decade the company designed and manufactured two larger cargo planes, the C and the C In Lockheed merged with Martin Marietta. As of the Lockheed Martin plant in Marietta employed about 7, workers on two major projects, the CJ and the F fighter plane.
The system was integrated in by eliminating Lemon Street and sending all students to Marietta High. In local civil rights activists won a significant victory in federal district court with Grogan v.
In the next citywide election, Hugh Grogan became the first African American to win a seat on the city council. In the last two decades of the twentieth century the population of Marietta and Cobb County became more diverse as large numbers of African Americans and Hispanics relocated to the area.
According to the census, approximately 30 percent of the Marietta population is Black and 17 percent is Hispanic. For the county as a whole, the respective figures are 19 percent and 8 percent. Increasingly Marietta has experienced the problems associated with urban areas.
Houses appreciate greatly in value, and as a result newcomers find it more difficult to buy their own homes. In , 62 percent of the housing units were renter-occupied and only 38 percent owner-occupied, figures almost the reverse of those for the rest of the county.
One of the central issues of the mayoral and city council elections was how to stimulate economic revitalization in rundown parts of town. In one of his first actions as mayor, Bill Dunaway established a blue-ribbon redevelopment committee to generate a plan for continued economic growth. At the start of a new century, the people of Marietta appeared divided along ethnic and class lines.
Scott, Thomas. Scott, T. Just minutes away from the square is Marietta Square Market — a 18, sf food hall featuring 16 restaurants and 2 retail shops. NE, Marietta, GA telephone Furthermore, expanding economic clusters in health services, hospitality, tourism, and entertainment, keep Marietta well positioned for continuing private sector investment, new business, and industry development.
Prospective residents have a wide variety of affordable housing options to choose from, including existing residences, new home construction, townhomes, condominiums, and apartments. There are also numerous projects, expansions, and transportation enhancements—including multi-use trails and pedestrian sidewalk systems—in development to address the future needs of the city and county.
If you are moving to Marietta, check out our Marietta Moving Guide , featuring information about schools, transportation, utilities, and more. Friday, November 12, The Georgia legislature legally recognized the town on December 19, , but by that time a sizable community already existed.
The first plat for the city, since destroyed, was laid out by James Anderson in , who had worked extensively in north Georgia. Like most towns, Marietta had a square in the center with a modest courthouse. Three years later the state assembly approved a bill creating the Western and Atlantic Railroad. Colonel Stephen Long, U. Army Corps of Engineers, was chosen to head the project, and he selected Marietta as home base. The impact of locating near Marietta Square was significant.
Business began to boom. A tanyard was nearby. By roadbed and trestles had been built north of the city. Construction continued until when Long quit, having been criticized by politicians for being too slow. He felt the criticism unfounded, and he was probably correct.
For two years work came to a standstill until another engineer was found. As crews began to clear and grade north of the town a new pastime became popular. The roadbed was perfect for horse racing, and the sport grew quite popular, taking place in the approximate area of the present-day Marietta Welcome Center and Visitors Bureau. The Western and Atlantic began to operate from Atlanta to Adairsville in and through to Chattanooga in Tanyards became a thriving business and, coupled with railroad-related revenue, made up a major portion of the city's business income.
Enter John Glover.
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