Georgia Studies Mrs. Eby. Agenda 1. Seven Wonders of the World 2. Seven Wonders of Georgia 3. Seven Wonders of Cobb County WOW!

Georgia StudiesGeorgia StudiesMrs. Eby

AgendaAgenda

1. Seven Wonders of the World 1. Seven Wonders of the World

2. Seven Wonders of Georgia 2. Seven Wonders of Georgia

3. Seven Wonders of Cobb County 3. Seven Wonders of Cobb County

WOW! WOW!

Seven Wonders of the WorldSeven Wonders of the World

The Great Wall of China


Petra, Jordan


Christ the Redeemer—Rio de Janeiro, Brasil


Machu Picchu, Peru


The Pyramid at Chichen Itza—

Yukatan Peninsula, Mexico


The Colosseum in Rome, Italy


Taj Mahal—Agra, India

Did you know…Did you know…

Georgia also has seven wonders???

Seven Wonders of GeorgiaSeven Wonders of Georgia

Okefenokee Swamp


Tallulah Gorge


Radium Springs


Warm Springs


Stone Mountain


Providence Canyon


Amicalola Falls

And then…And then…

The Seven Wonders of

Cobb County

The Big ChickenThe Big Chicken

• Originally a marketing ploy for a restaurant named Johnny Reb’s Chick

• This 56 foot tall chicken has endured time, storms, and restaurant changes to become a point of reference for those living in Cobb County

The GeneralThe General• Located in the Southern

Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History

• Stolen during the Civil War, had its thieves been successful, the outcome of the war could have been changed

• Instead, its rival, “The Texas,” and a group of Confederate Soldiers tracked it down and became part of “The Great Locomotive Chase”

Kennesaw Mountain BattlefieldKennesaw Mountain Battlefield

• The site of one of the single-bloodiest days of the Battle of Atlanta during the civil war

• 3,000 union troops and 1,000 Confederate troops were killed here June 27th, 1864

• In 1935, the site became Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

• Has 3,000 acres of forests and trails making it the largest wilderness park in America

Concord Road Covered BridgeConcord Road Covered Bridge

• Built in 1848, this bridge in Smyrna is still open to traffic

• This one-lane bridge is a focal point for Smyrna’s Historic Covered Bridge District

Boeing B-29 SuperfortressBoeing B-29 Superfortress

• Transformed Cobb County’s economy, and made it the industrial center of the Southeast, & helped the U.S. defeat Japan in WWII

• Bell Aircraft Corporation made 663 Superfortresses from its Marietta factory which later was purchased by Lockheed Martin who refurbished the aircraft for the Korean War

Marietta SquareMarietta Square• Hub of comfort &

celebration for Cobb County

• Home to historic landmarks such as the 1898 train depot (now the Marietta Welcome Center), the antebellum Kennesaw House (one of only two homes in Marietta to survive the Civil War),& the 1880 warehouse which now houses the Gone With the Wind Museum

Brandi’s World-Famous Hot DogsBrandi’s World-Famous Hot Dogs

• Located in a small wooden shack on the Church Street extension

• The chili recipe is known only by 10 people over the 28 years its has been in existence

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Georgia Studies Mrs. Eby. Agenda 1. Seven Wonders of the World 2. Seven Wonders of Georgia 3. Seven Wonders of Cobb County WOW!