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FACTBOOK 2021 51
Kennesaw City Hall
2529 J O Stephenson Ave
Kennesaw, GA
770-424-8274
City Council meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and third
Monday of every month in the council chambers
of City Hall.
Places of Interest: The Southern Museum of Civil
War and Locomotive History, downtown’s Depot Park.
Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw Skatepark, and the
Smith-Gilbert Gardens on Pine Mountain Road, a 16-
acre botanical garden which includes the Hiram Butler
house, a historic home which dates back to the 1880s.
A Bit of History: In the Great Locomotive Chase during
the Civil War, Union raiders led by James Andrews
hijacked a train and rode it north toward Chattanooga
with Confederates pursuing. Some of the raiders were
the first to be awarded the Medal of Honor by the US
Congress for their actions. As a civilian, Andrews was
not eligible. Today, the locomotive General is on display
at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive
History, a Smithsonian affiliate, located in Kennesaw.
Annual Events:
Trains! Trains! Trains!, January; Big Shanty Arts and
Crafts Festival, April, May; Kennesaw Grand Prix 5K
Series, May — October; Civil War History Day, June;
Salute to America, July; Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival,
August; Taste of Kennesaw, November; A Day with Santa,
December; All Aboard for Holiday Fun, December.
Derek Easterling
Mayor
770-424-8274
desterling@kennesaw-ga.gov
James “Doc” Eaton
Council Post 1
404-496-2565
jeaton@kennesaw-ga.gov
Tracey Viars
Council Post 2
404-822-8589
tviars@kennesaw-ga.gov
Pat Ferris
Council Post 3
404-599-5761
pferris@kennesaw-ga.gov
Chris Henderson
Council Post 4
404-599-6189
chenderson@kennesaw-ga.gov
David Blinkhorn
Council Post 5
404-599-6185
dblinkhorn@kennesaw-ga.gov
Kennesaw Police Department
2539 J O Stephenson Ave
Kennesaw, GA 30144
770-422-2505
Bill Westenberger
Chief of Police
770-422-2505
wwestenberger@kennesaw-ga.gov
Fire Station 8
2380 Cobb Parkway
Kennesaw, 30152
Fire Station 18
1160 Mars Hill Rd
Kennesaw, 30144
Fire Station 24
3540 Paul Samuel Rd
Kennesaw 30144
Fire Station 26
3862 Cherokee St
Kennesaw 30144
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