The Conasauga River is a river that runs through southeast Tennessee and northwest Georgia . The Conasauga River is 93 miles (150 km) long and drains into the Oostanaula River , a tributary of the Coosa River and part of the watershed of the Gulf of Mexico . The river is home to over 90 species of fish and 25 surviving species of freshwater mussels. Its watershed encompasses over 500,000 acres (2,000 km ) in two states, multiple counties, and two ecologically different regions.
15-605: Wright Hotel is a historic hotel at 201 East Market Street in Chatsworth , in Murray County, Georgia , that was built in 1909. It is a two-story brick building with two-story porches. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Its NRHP nomination notes that the hotel reflects its local, vernacular, do-it-yourself origins. Built by its owner-operator, Thomas Monroe Wright, and his cousin, Thomas Banks,
30-515: A builder from Cleveland, Tennessee, it shows few signs of high style architecture. Local materials were used as much as possible. Bricks were manufactured a few blocks away at the now defunct Chatsworth Brick Company. Timber was cut from Mr. Wright's nearby farm and aged for a year before being used in the hotel construction. The surrounding two-story porches made excellent use of one of the area's greatest resources, cool mountain air. The ten foot deep foundation and twelve inch thick exterior walls reflect
45-459: A road sign with the word "Chatsworth" fell off a passing freight train nearby. Someone put the sign on a post, and the name stuck. Chatsworth was founded in 1905 as a depot on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad . It was incorporated as a town in 1906 and as a city in 1923. In 1915, the seat of Murray County transferred to Chatsworth from Spring Place which ws once the county seat. Chatsworth
60-505: Is a city in and the county seat of Murray County , Georgia , United States. It is part of the Dalton, Georgia , Metropolitan Statistical Area . Its population was 4,874 at the 2020 census , up from 4,299 in 2010 . The city is the site of the coldest recorded temperature in Georgia, −17 °F (−27 °C) on January 27, 1940. According to a popular legend, the town received its name after
75-460: Is estimated that only 1% of original population remains. The waters yield established populations of rainbow trout and brown trout , with rainbows up to 20 inches (510 mm) and browns to 9 pounds (4.1 kg). The managed land is populated by white-tailed deer , wild hogs , black bears , and smaller animals. The Conasauga River is a Category 1 priority watershed in Georgia's Unified Watershed Assessment and 18 miles (29 km) of
90-405: Is located in central Murray County at 34°46′20″N 84°46′44″W / 34.77222°N 84.77889°W / 34.77222; -84.77889 (34.772336, -84.778977), in northwestern Georgia. It sits at an elevation of 750 feet (230 m) on the west side of the valley of Holly Creek , with 2,840-foot (870 m) Fort Mountain and 2,780-foot (850 m) Cohutta Mountain rising over
105-751: Is the only hospital in the Chatsworth/Murray County area. Conasauga River The Conasauga River is the most westerly trout water on public land in Georgia. It is the only river in Tennessee that is not a part of the Mississippi River watershed. The only road access to the Conasauga is found via Old GA 2, GA 2 , and Carlton Petty Road. Access via foot trail is located on Forest Service road (FS) 64 in Betty Gap. Three other trails descend from
120-666: The Cohutta Mountains and passing through Fort Mountain State Park 7 miles (11 km) east of the city center. According to the United States Census Bureau , Chatsworth has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13 km ), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km ), or 0.18%, are water. Holly Creek, which runs along the eastern edge of the city, is a south- and west-flowing tributary of the Conasauga River , part of
135-532: The Oostanaula / Coosa / Alabama River watershed. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 4,874 people, 1,670 households, and 1,117 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2010, there were 4,299 people, 1,587 households, and 1,071 families residing in the city. The population density was 749.5 inhabitants per square mile (289.4/km ). There were 1,546 housing units at an average density of 328.1 per square mile (126.7/km ). The racial makeup of
150-584: The area as part of the Chattahoochee National Forest and Cherokee National Forest . The preserve covers over 95,000 acres (380 km ) and contains approximately 15 miles (24 km) of the Conasauga. The Conasauga River is home to more than 90 fish species, including 10 federally listed species of fish and mussels. Among these is the endemic , endangered Conasauga logperch ( Percina jenkinsi ). Historically there were 42 species of freshwater mussels, however only 25 species still exist. It
165-492: The care with which Mr. Wright constructed the building. The hotel's modest scale, simplicity of design and structural solidity give it real integrity. The building no longer functions as a hotel, but it has survived remarkably intact." This article about a property in Georgia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Chatsworth, Georgia Chatsworth
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#1733085669883180-612: The city was 99.1% White , 0.5% African American , 0.1% Native American , 0.1% Asian , 0.2% Pacific Islander , 0% from other races , and 0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0% of the population. The Murray County School District holds preschool to grade twelve, and consists of six elementary schools, two middle schools, two high schools, and once had an academy school which became another high school. The district has 451 full-time teachers and over 7,350 students. AdventHealth Murray purchased Murray Medical Center on December 15th 2020. Advent Health Murray
195-413: The river and 54 miles (87 km) of the tributaries have been on Georgia's List of Impaired Waters for fecal, metal, toxic chemical, sediment, and nutrients. Up to one-third of the summer flow taken in the vicinity of Dalton, Georgia is used for carpet production. The river has been contaminated with perfluorinated compounds used to make carpets stain-resistant. "Conasauga" is a name derived from
210-412: The valley to the east. U.S. Routes 76 and 411 pass through the center of town on Third Avenue. US 76 leads 13 miles (21 km) west to Dalton and southeast 25 miles (40 km) to Ellijay , while US 411 leads south 24 miles (39 km) to Fairmount and north 31 miles (50 km) to Benton, Tennessee . Georgia State Routes 2 and 52 run together out of Chatsworth to the east, climbing into
225-614: The west off FS 17 to intersect the river trail. From south to north they are the Chestnut Lead, 2.0 miles (3.2 km), Tearbritches Trail, 4.0 miles (6.4 km), and Hickory Creek Trail, 3.0 miles (4.8 km). Primitive camping is allowed all along the river. At the core of the Conasauga watershed is the 35,268-acre (142.72 km ) Cohutta Wilderness , located in Fannin , Gilmer , and Murray counties in Georgia and Polk County in Tennessee. The United States Forest Service manages
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