Rome, Georgia
Georgia's City of seven hills, and the largest city north
of Atlanta, is Rome. And, just like Roma, Italy, there is
a sculpture of Reus and Romulus on capitol hill. Written
below the replicated statue is the inscription, "From ancient
Rome to New Rome during the consulship of Benito Mussolini
in the year 1928." In Rome, GA, you will find Victorian
homes, southern history and beauty of Berry College
located at the town's northern border.
Berry College
Like many southern towns, Rome has cemeteries, museums
on monuments which pay tribute to its civil war heroes.
In Rome, one such place is the Women of the Confederacy
monument. The monument regales the women of Rome who helped
preserve the town during the Civil War and later took part
in its restoration. The monument is located in the Myrtle
Hill cemetery, which is also the resting place of Rome native
Ellen Axon Wilson, the first wife of President Woodrow Wilson.
If you want to know about the homes in Rome's various historic
districts, be sure to stop by the greater Rome Convention
and Visitors Bureau. Here, you can get a printed or audio
recording of the walking and driving tours (directions included)
for places of interest in Rome.
In 1902 Martha Berry founded Berry College on 28,000 acres on the northern
edge of Rome. The college, the world’s largest in geographical
size, is home to over two thousand students. As you enter
the campus you will see the cabin where Martha Berry first
taught her students. Three miles north of the main campus
on top of Lavender Mountain is Berry College Mountain Campus.
Here you can see the old mill wheel. The wheel built in
1930 is one of the largest overshot wheels in the world.
Rome is home to three museums- the Rome Area History Museum, the Chieftains Museum, and the Clock Tower Museum. When you visit the History museum, you will learn about Rome through the artifacts, and homespun exhibits displayed. For a bird's eye view of Rome and its seven hills, be sure you go to the Clock Tower Museum. You will find the 100 foot tall has an 1871 clock at its top. Upon going inside, you can climb the spiral staircase to the top. The Chieftains Museum, once home to Cherokee Leader Major Ridge who is infamous for having signed the U.S. Removal Act, is filled with Native American exhibits and Victorian furniture.
There are a number of eateries in Rome. Whether it's barbecue at Bubba's or
J & J's, Italian food at Lascala's, southern style meats
and veggies at the Partridge Restaurant, or a Salvador deli
special at Schroeder’s Deli, you are sure to find exactly
what you want.
Rome Clocktower Photo by Unobtanium
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