The River Line Historic Area Calendar

	October 2024
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1	2	3 Water Sampling - Nickajack Creek - RSVP required Water Sampling - Nickajack Creek - RSVP required October 3, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am Nickajack Park This activity requires an RSVP because the water collection time is determined by the assigned volunteer. Send an email of interest to: [email protected] Learn how monthly water samples are collected from Nickajack Creek for the Neighborhood Water Watch program administered by the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. More info here: http://riverline.org/waterways-2/ Optional: Ride along to the Riverkeeper's office to observe water sample procedures and the water testing laboratory. The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper's office address is 6020 River View Rd. SE, Suite 100, Smyrna, GA 30126 https://chattahoochee.org/ See more details •	4	5
6	7	8	9	10 Water Sampling - Nickajack Creek - RSVP required Water Sampling - Nickajack Creek - RSVP required October 10, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am Nickajack Park This activity requires an RSVP because the water collection time is determined by the assigned volunteer. Send an email of interest to: [email protected] Learn how monthly water samples are collected from Nickajack Creek for the Neighborhood Water Watch program administered by the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. More info here: http://riverline.org/waterways-2/ Optional: Ride along to the Riverkeeper's office to observe water sample procedures and the water testing laboratory. The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper's office address is 6020 River View Rd. SE, Suite 100, Smyrna, GA 30126 https://chattahoochee.org/ See more details •	11	12
13	14	15	16	17 Water Sampling - Nickajack Creek - RSVP required Water Sampling - Nickajack Creek - RSVP required October 17, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am Nickajack Park This activity requires an RSVP because the water collection time is determined by the assigned volunteer. Send an email of interest to: [email protected] Learn how monthly water samples are collected from Nickajack Creek for the Neighborhood Water Watch program administered by the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. More info here: http://riverline.org/waterways-2/ Optional: Ride along to the Riverkeeper's office to observe water sample procedures and the water testing laboratory. The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper's office address is 6020 River View Rd. SE, Suite 100, Smyrna, GA 30126 https://chattahoochee.org/ See more details •	18	19 Turner-Sewell Cemetery Care-RSVP required Turner-Sewell Cemetery Care-RSVP required October 19, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am Veterans Memorial Hwy & Discovery Blvd - RSVP for directions The historic Turner-Sewell Cemetery was adopted by The River Line Historic Area under Cobb County's Adopt-A-Cemetery Program on October 21, 2011. Volunteers have been providing vegetation upkeep on a regular basis since then. Help us create a native plant garden in this secluded location. Do you have native plants growing in your yard to share? If so, bring them along with the tools for transplanting and water to get them established. They will have a safe new home here! Need help identifying native plants? You can find them on The Georgia Native Plant Society page here: https://gnps.org/plants/ If you are available to help, please register by sending your name and phone to [email protected] and we will respond with additional information. In 1851 Daniel R.Turner owned 740 acres along the Chattahoochee River in Cobb County and operated the Mayson-Turner ferry across the Chattahoochee at today's Veteran's Memorial Hwy. His first born son, John Turner, owned the house which stood at 5811 Oakdale Road, demolislhed February 2015 by the City of Smyrna. Daniel and John are both buried at the Turner-Sewell Cemetery along with other family members. More information: http://riverline.org/cemeteries/ which operates under the Cobb County Adopt-A-Cemetery Program. https://www.cobbcounty.org/community-development/planning/historic-preservation/cemetery-preservation-commission Turner Family History http://riverline.org/history/ See more details •
20	21	22	23	24 Water Sampling - Nickajack Creek - RSVP required Water Sampling - Nickajack Creek - RSVP required October 24, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am Nickajack Park This activity requires an RSVP because the water collection time is determined by the assigned volunteer. Send an email of interest to: [email protected] Learn how monthly water samples are collected from Nickajack Creek for the Neighborhood Water Watch program administered by the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. More info here: http://riverline.org/waterways-2/ Optional: Ride along to the Riverkeeper's office to observe water sample procedures and the water testing laboratory. The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper's office address is 6020 River View Rd. SE, Suite 100, Smyrna, GA 30126 https://chattahoochee.org/ See more details •	25	26 Hooper-McWilliams Cemetery Restoration-RSVP required Hooper-McWilliams Cemetery Restoration-RSVP required October 26, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am 5411 S Cobb Dr SE, Smyrna, GA 30080 The historic Hooper-McWilliams family cemetery was adopted by The River Line Historic Area on September 6, 2016. It is located next to the McDonough Georgia Power Plant near the Chattahoochee River on South Cobb Drive within the Riverview Memorial Park Cemetery. We need a limited number of adult volunteers (16 years or older) to maintain this cemetery by replacing invasive vegetation with native plants. Do you have native plants growing in your yard to share? If so, bring them with a jug of water to get them established. They will have a safe new home here! Need help identifying native plants? You can find them on The Georgia Native Plant Society page here: https://gnps.org/plants/ If you can help, send a RSVP note to [email protected] and more details will be sent in return. Appropriate attire includes gloves, long pants, sturdy shoes, socks and hat. A long sleeve cover up shirt will protect arms from scratches and insects. Bring your water bottle to keep hydrated. If you have them, bring small hand pruners. The pioneering Thomas Hooper family owned 531 acres along the Chattahoochee River in 1851. More information: http://riverline.org/cemeteries/ http://riverline.org/history/ Cobb County Adopt-A-Cemetery Program. https://www.cobbcounty.org/community-development/planning/historic-preservation/cemetery-preservation-commission See more details •
27	28	29	30	31 Water Sampling - Nickajack Creek - RSVP required Water Sampling - Nickajack Creek - RSVP required October 31, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am Nickajack Park This activity requires an RSVP because the water collection time is determined by the assigned volunteer. Send an email of interest to: [email protected] Learn how monthly water samples are collected from Nickajack Creek for the Neighborhood Water Watch program administered by the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. More info here: http://riverline.org/waterways-2/ Optional: Ride along to the Riverkeeper's office to observe water sample procedures and the water testing laboratory. The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper's office address is 6020 River View Rd. SE, Suite 100, Smyrna, GA 30126 https://chattahoochee.org/ See more details •

The River Line Historic Area Calendar

October 2024