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Character of the People. — Considering the recent settle- 

 ment of tiie county, the people generally may be said to be 

 orderly and temperate. On public occasions irregularities are 

 often committed, but upon the whole the population of Cobb 

 will compare favourably with many of the older counties of 

 the State. The tone of morals is improving every day. 



Amusements. — These chiefly consist in hunting, dancing 

 and visiting. Parties occasionally go to the Powder Springs, 

 and the Kenesaw mountain. Soirees are quite common in 

 Marietta. 



Climate. — The climate, though variable, is as healthy as 

 any portion of the United States. Exposure to the cold and 

 rain is hardly ever attended by serious consequences. No 

 case of consumption has ever occurred in the county. The 

 summer diseases are bowel complaints, &c. The winter dis- 

 eases are pleurisy and pneumonia. 



Instances of Longevity. — Mr. Fleming is now living, 

 over 94 years of age. Mr. J. Collins, a revolutionary soldier, 

 over 88. Mrs. Henry is over 80. Mrs. Dougherty is 85. Mr. 

 Smith is 80. Mr. Edwards died a few months ago, aged 90. 



Early Settlers. — Among the early settlers were the fol- 

 lowing: Mr. James Anderson, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Massey, Wil- 

 liam Crane, William Morris, Tho. Whitehead, J. D. IMullins, 

 Jdmes Mohon, W. P. Maloney, James Powers, Edward Mays, 

 Bradley Smith, and J. Collins. 



Indian Towns. — Sweet Water Town, once inhabited by Che- 

 rokees, is on Sweet Water creek, 14 miles north of Marietta. 



Kenesaw Town, on Noonday creek, five miles northwest 

 of Marietta. 



Buffalo Fish Town, 16 miles southwest of Marietta. 



Antiquities. — On Mud creek there are the remains of an 

 ancient fortification, and on the Chattahoochee several small 

 mounds. 



Name. — John Cobb emigrated from Virginia in 17 — , and 

 settled in Columbia county, where his son Thomas W. Cobb 

 was born, in honour of whom this county was named. 

 For some time he went to school to Dr. Waddel near 

 Applington, and made considerable proficiency in the lan- 

 guases. He afterwards studied law in the office of the 



