COMMUNITY
Places of interest: Downtown historic district.
Acworth has four beaches and 15 parks.
Annual events: Largest women’s triathlon in Georgia,
August; Taste of Acworth, October; International
wakeboard tour, May; Cobb’s largest Independence
Day celebration, July.
A bit of history: Acworth started as a little railroad
town, and the city became Acworth in 1860. There are
more than 300 historic buildings in the city.
What’s new in Acworth: 2019 saw the opening of
the Acworth Community Center beside Logan Farm
Park. Included in the facility are two high school
regulation basketball courts that are also painted for
volleyball and pickleball; a multi-purpose classroom,
group exercise room, and banquet hall. Along with
programming in the areas of instructional classes,
events, athletics, camps, active adult programs, fitness,
and therapeutic recreation, the facility includes
several rental options for both small and large scale
events and opportunities for open play and free use of
the walking track during normal operating hours.
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