Blossom Hill (Georgia)

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Blossom Hill

Bruce Hamler Water Treatment Facility, Blossom Hill, Rome, GA.jpg

A water treatment facility on Blossom Hill's summit
Highest point
Elevation 784 ft (239 m)  [1]
Coordinates 34°16′13″N85°09′41″W / 34.2703710°N 85.1613392°W / 34.2703710; -85.1613392 Coordinates: 34°16′13″N85°09′41″W / 34.2703710°N 85.1613392°W / 34.2703710; -85.1613392   [2] [3]
Geography
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Blossom Hill
Location of Blossom Hill in Georgia
Location Rome, Georgia, U.S.
Topo map USGS Rome North, GA
Climbing
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Blossom Hill is a summit in Rome, Georgia. [2] With an elevation of 784 feet (239 m), Blossom Hill is the 901st highest summit in the state of Georgia. [1] It is considered to be one of the Seven Hills of Rome, Georgia. [4] [5] Jackson Hill is located about 0.3 miles (0.48 km) south of the summit. [3]

Rome, Georgia City in Georgia, United States

Rome is the largest city in the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, it is the principal city of the Rome, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Floyd County. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 36,303. It is the largest city in Northwest Georgia and the 19th largest city in the state.

Jackson Hill (Georgia) mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Jackson Hill is a summit in Rome, Georgia. With an elevation of 751 feet (229 m), Jackson Hill is the 905th highest summit in the state of Georgia. The hill considered to be one of the Seven Hills of Rome, Georgia.

Blossom Hill was named from the fact a local girl picked flowers there. [6] In 1939, the Bruce Hamler Water Treatment Plant, named for a former city manager, was constructed on the hill in 1939. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Blossom Hill". Peakery.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blossom Hill (Georgia)
  3. 1 2 United States Geological Survey (March 18, 2018). North Rome, GA quadrangle (Topographic map). Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 18, 2018– via TopoQuest.
  4. 1 2 Wilson, CC. The Seven Hills of Rome. RomeGeorgia.com. 23 February 2002. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Denmon, Shirley. The Enchanted Land Eighth Hill. (2012). pp. 5. ISBN   9781452089553
  6. ↑ "Floyd County". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 76. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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