1826Government
== History ==
Carroll County, of which Carrollton is the county seat, was chartered in 1826, and was governed at the time by the Carroll Inferior Court, which consisted of five ...
1829History
In 1829, the justices voted to move the county seat from the site it occupied near the present community of Sandhill, to a new site about 8 miles (13 km) to the southwest.
1830Infrastructure
In 1830, the town was surveyed and lots were laid out, with the central feature being the town square, which was later named Adamson Square, for local judge and congressman Will...
1906Education
In 1906, Carrollton was chosen as the site of the Fourth District Agricultural and Mechanical School, which became West Georgia College in 1934, and is now a 12,834-student univ...
1918History
The town began paving its streets in 1918.
1936History
Carrollton was mentioned in Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind and in the 1939 movie of the same name.
1950Government
Founded in Carrollton in 1950, Southwire is now one of the world's largest manufacturers of wire and cable and is the largest privately owned wire manufacturer, with more than 1...
1964History
In May 1964 Robert F.
1969Education
The school was closed in 1969.
1983Crime
Carrollton featured in the 1983 TV movie Murder in Coweta County, although the Carrollton scenes were not actually filmed there.
1993Disaster
The previous record for biggest snow was in March 1993 during the Blizzard of 1993 with 4 to 6 inches (100 to 150 mm) of snow.
1995History
On August 21, 1995, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529 crashed near Carrollton.
2005Disaster
In 2005 a feeder band from Hurricane Katrina produced a tornado that killed one person just south of Carrollton.
2008Disaster
An EF3 tornado hit an area about 10 miles (16 km) west of Carrollton on February 26, 2008.
2009Disaster
In September 2009, up to a foot of rain fell in some areas, flooding many homes, washing away roads and bridges, and claiming the lives of ten people in Georgia.
2010History
On Christmas Day 2010 Carrollton had its first white Christmas in 17 years.
2012Culture
In February 2012, three months later than originally planned, the show was produced and privately funded without city money at the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts at the...
2017History
The record for snowfall is 10-11", which fell on December 8 and 9, 2017.
2020History
In 2020, the city had a population of 26,738.