Carrollton, county seat in Kentucky
Carrollton is a city in Carroll County in western Georgia, about 50 miles from Atlanta. The city is built around the central Adamson Square and serves as a center for education, business, and healthcare with friendly streets and local shops.
The city was founded in the late 1820s when the county seat moved to Carrollton. The arrival of the railroad in the 19th century was crucial to its growth and allowed farmers to ship crops, especially cotton, to distant markets.
Carrollton is named after Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The city has a lively arts scene with the Carrollton Center for the Arts and regular festivals like Mayfest on Adamson Square, where music, crafts, and local culture are celebrated.
Carrollton has a Norfolk Southern Railroad station and a small airport called West Georgia Regional Airport just north of the city. The 18-mile Greenbelt, a paved path around the city, is ideal for biking and walking.
From 1978 to 2001, Carrollton was home to the world's largest music record manufacturing plant run by Sony Music. The city also hosted a major Walmart distribution center that managed online sales, playing an important role in early e-commerce.
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