Rock Spring, Georgia
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Rock Spring is a small unincorporated community located in northwest Georgia about 14 miles south of Chattanooga, Tennessee. It is in Walker County.
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[edit] Local business
Some businesses and miscellaneous buildings located in "Downtown" Rock Spring are: three gas stations, one post office, two banks (Bank of Lafeyette and Covenant Banking), Dollar General, Twins Pizza (italian food), Teems & Teems insurance office, a BBQ restaurant, a veterinarian, a daycare center, Kemco Computers, two hardware and building supplies stores, a pet store, Donna's Doodily Doos (arts and crafts), Rock Spring Elementary School, Rock Spring Athletics Association's (RSAA) baseball and soccer fields, Wanda's Restaurant (Southern food), car body painting shop, Rock Spring Produce, North Western Technical College, a fire station, Port-O-Potty Rental, Potts & Potts Auctionin,North Georgia Equipment Sales - a Branson Tractor and farm equipment dealer and Husqvarna Outdoor Power dealer, and a Boating and boating equipment dealer.
[edit] The area
The nearest major city is Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the nearest incorporated cities are Chickamauga, Georgia and LaFayette, Georgia, just a few minutes away. From Rock Spring it takes roughly twenty minutes to drive in to the Chattanooga city limits, and about thirty-five minutes for downtown Chattanooga.
[edit] Area history
Northwest Georgia is a very historic place. During the Civil War, the battle of Chickamauga was fought here and was one of the major battles of the war. There is now a National Military Park (Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park) spanning hundreds of acres in Chickamauga where one can find information about the battle of Chickamauga and Chattanooga, view the beautiful landscape, visit the museum, go for a bike ride, go horseback riding, and countless other activities.
