Historical Marker

Roswell King

Roswell · Fulton County

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The Story

A Connecticut-born coastal planter, Roswell King scouted this Piedmont site for its waterpower in the 1830s and built a cotton-mill town that still carries his name; he lies in the Founders' Cemetery he helped fill.

About this site

Roswell King is a historical marker in Roswell, Fulton County. It is one of 357 historical markers documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.0144, -84.3633 near Roswell. The nearest cataloged historic site is James S. Bulloch (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Barrington King, Bulloch Hall, and Nathaniel A. Pratt.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 34.0144, -84.3633 · Roswell, Fulton County

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