This site recalls the rough log dwelling that sheltered Roswell King, founder of the mill town of Roswell, and his family in the late 1830s while their permanent homes were being built; King died in 1844.
The Castle (Roswell)
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The Castle 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 34.0231, -84.3631 near Roswell. The nearest cataloged historic site is Smith, Archibald, House (historic place), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include The Archibald Smith Plantation Home, Outbuildings and Grounds, Roswell’s Distinguished Men, and Francis Robert Goulding.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“The Castle” names 2 distinct records in Fulton County. This page is the historical marker in Roswell. The others:
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