Rome, city, seat of Floyd County, northwestern Georgia, at the point where the Oostanaula and Etowah rivers join to form the Coosa River; incorporated 1847. It is a manufacturing center in which textiles, furniture, paper, electrical equipment, metals, machinery, and foodstuffs are produced. Shorter College (1873) and the State School for the Deaf (1846) are here. Berry College (1902) is in nearby Mount Berry. The community was founded in 1834 on a site which, like Rome, had seven hills (hence its name). It developed as a commercial and industrial center of a cotton-growing area. In 1864 much of the city was burned by Union forces. Population 29,654 (1980); 30,326 (1990); 34,980 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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