27-661: Mud Creek may refer to: Georgia [ edit ] Mud Creek (Chattahoochee River) , a stream in Georgia Mud Creek (Clear Creek tributary) , a stream in Georgia Mud Creek (Noses Creek tributary) , a stream in Georgia Missouri [ edit ] Mud Creek (Gasconade River) , a stream in Missouri Mud Creek (Logan Creek) , a stream in Missouri Mud Creek (Middle Fork Salt River) ,
54-505: A city in Habersham County , Georgia , United States. The population was 4,160 at the 2010 census, up from 3,674 at the 2000 census. It is home to one of the world's largest apple sculptures , which is displayed on top of an obelisk-shaped monument. Cornelia was the retirement home of baseball legend Ty Cobb who was born nearby, and was a base of operation for production of the 1956 Disney film The Great Locomotive Chase that
81-416: A key in preventing the scourge that destroyed other counties and drove rural families to cities like Atlanta and Macon . The concept for the statue was born, thanks in part to the newly formed Kiwanis Club . At the dedication on June 4, 1926, many notables attended, including Senator Walter F. George . Because apple sales were off dramatically, in 1932 local farmers decided to put them in cold storage until
108-405: A number of businesses, but hotels contributed greatly to the growth and development of the city in its early history. Cornelia's Big Red Apple, located at the old train depot in downtown, pays homage to the apple and apple growers of the county. Built of steel and concrete in 1925, the statue, according to Habersham County, weighs 5,200 pounds (2.4 t) and is 7 feet (2.1 m) high. Towards
135-606: A stream in Missouri Mud Creek (Ramsey Creek) , a stream in Missouri Mud Creek (St. Francois County, Missouri) , a stream in Missouri Other locations [ edit ] Mud Creek Glacier , California Mud Creek (Henry County, Illinois) Mud Creek (New York) , a creek in Tompkins County, New York Mud Creek (Toronto) , a creek in Toronto, Ontario Mud Creek (Chillisquaque Creek tributary) ,
162-760: A stream in Pennsylvania Mud Creek (Tennessee River) , a stream in Tennessee Mud Creek (Angelina River) , a stream in Texas Mud Creek (Kinney County, Texas) Mud Creek (Kansas) , a stream in Dickinson County, Kansas Stillman Creek (Illinois) , a previous name See also [ edit ] Mud Lake (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
189-667: Is a few miles south of Cornelia. The whole of Habersham County was extremely loyal to the Confederacy and was known, along with the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and countless other fertile, out-of-the-way places as the "breadbasket of the Confederacy", as thousands of bushels of wheat and corn were supplied to the troops from this area alone. After the Fall of Atlanta , a detachment of William Tecumseh Sherman's cavalry
216-730: Is a stream in Habersham and Hall counties in Georgia , USA, and is a tributary of the Chattahoochee River . The creek is approximately 12.39 miles (19.94 km) long. Mud Creek rises in southern Habersham County , as North Fork Mud Creek and South Fork Mud Creek. North Fork originates north of Cornelia and just east of U.S. Route 23 . South Fork originates in the center of Cornelia on South Main Street. Both forks run east-northeast for approximately 3 miles, cross US 23 in
243-615: The United States Geological Survey as sub-watershed HUC 031300010303, named the Mud Creek sub-watershed, and drain an area of approximately 39 square miles from just west of Cornelia to north of Lula, and south of the Chattahoochee River. 34°26′47″N 83°40′29″W / 34.44639°N 83.67472°W / 34.44639; -83.67472 Cornelia, Georgia Cornelia is
270-439: The 1880s that flourished until a prohibition law stopped it. Cotton , timber and lumber products, and the apple and peach industries were also important to the success of the area. Riegel Textile built one of the region's first major industrial facilities in 1966 with what was then an ultra-modern, cutting edge textile mill designed by Bill Pittendreigh in the neighboring community of Alto . As with any city, there were
297-493: The Narrows ". Cornelia has been helped in its growth by its good schools. In the early days, the school system was owned and operated by the town of Cornelia. Each student provided their books and paid a tuition fee, half payable before Christmas, with the balance due after Christmas. The school principal would determine what books would be needed and would then send someone to Atlanta to order books and supplies personally from
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#1732787591542324-439: The city. The population density was 1,071.3 inhabitants per square mile (413.6/km ). There were 1,728 housing units at an average density of 469.7 per square mile (181.4/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 67.7% White , 5.7% African American , 0.9% Native American , 4.2% Asian (3.0% Laotian), 0.6% Pacific Islander , 16.5% from other races , and 4.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 34.8% of
351-626: The county. Prior to 1952, Cornelia Public School served all the students residing in Cornelia. The high school curriculum included college preparatory and business classes, athletics for both males and females, music, and "expression" (speech classes). The school's first graduates were in the Class of 1899 and included Martin L. York, Charles Crunkleton, Calvania T. York, Albert N. McConnell, Wylie G. Light, and Ida K. Baugh. German and Swiss immigrants used their wine-making skills to create an industry in
378-587: The document published by the Habersham County Department of Education in 1937, Professor Booth added a training course for teachers, and students were attracted to this school from all sections of northeast Georgia (p. 21). Cornelia Normal Institute was chartered on May 27, 1901. In 1952, the schools in Habersham were consolidated. The elementary schools had been kept in each town but two high schools were built, one to serve each end of
405-518: The end of World War I , "extension agents" began to play a very important role in northeast Georgia. These people, as a group, supported the end of the one-crop (cotton) economy. Throughout the state they began to educate farmers in crop diversification so that if one crop failed income from other crops could support the family. In Gwinnett, Cherokee and Hall counties, farmers increased production of dairy products. The peach crop in Bartow County
432-408: The following spring, but the sales did not materialize, so the farmers were not only out the cost of raising the crop, they were also out the cost of storing the crop. By the summer of 1933, the apples that had saved the county less than 10 years earlier nearly destroyed it. Through the years downtown Cornelia changed dramatically. As the railroad era passed the old depot was closed and boarded up, and
459-445: The north. Shortly after crossing into Hall County, Mud Creek is joined by Little Mud Creek, which rises just south of Cornelia, parallels Mud Creek to the southeast for the entire journey through Habersham County, and drains the southeastern half of the watershed. Approximately 2.7 miles further on, the creek flows into the Chattahoochee River , about 5 miles north of Lula . The creek watershed and associated waters are designated by
486-535: The once central location was only a side street. A recent renovation has brought the depot back to life, and the quiet Big Red Apple is the focal point of a yearly festival held the first week in October and a 5K road race held at the end of October. As of the 2020 United States Census , there were 4,503 people, 1,365 households, and 871 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2010, there were 4,160 people, 1,495 households, and 1,495 families residing in
513-413: The population (26.7% Mexican). There were 1,016 households, out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
540-587: The process, and meet just south of State Route 105 to become Mud Creek. Mud Creek then flows west-southwest, running parallel to first the Soque River, then the Chattahoochee River (after the confluence of the two rivers) on the north, and parallel to US 23 on the south. The creek heads toward State Route 384 for approximately 2 miles, crosses that state route, and continues in the direction of Hall County for several additional miles, picking up Perkins Branch, Wooten Branch, and several unnamed branches, all from
567-497: The publishers (Maxwell, p. 4). Among the first schools was the Kimsey Institute, located on land given by T.J. Kimsey. The First Baptist Church was organized there; for many years it was used for both school and church. Willie Grant and J.T. Wise were two of the early teachers. After attendance outgrew the early frame building in 1897, another school was built with Professor A.E. Booth elected as principal. According to
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#1732787591542594-482: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mud_Creek&oldid=1006940771 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mud Creek (Chattahoochee River) Mud Creek
621-410: Was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.09. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males. The median income for a household in
648-399: Was expanded. In Habersham and Gilmer counties farmers increased production of apples and peaches. The extension agents' push for this diversity seemed almost prescient, for in 1922 the boll weevil began the systematic destruction of cotton crops in the state of Georgia. By 1924 cotton output had dropped to 50% of earlier levels. In 1925 the people of Cornelia realized that the apple had been
675-616: Was filmed along the Tallulah Falls Railway that ran from Cornelia northward along the rim of Tallulah Gorge to Franklin, North Carolina . Cornelia is located in southern Habersham County and is bordered to the east by Mount Airy and to the southwest by Baldwin . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.3 km ), of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km ), or 1.06%, are water. Cornelia
702-637: Was originally called "Blaine", and under the latter name had its start in the early 1870s when the Charlotte Airline Railroad was extended to that point. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1887 as the "Town of Cornelia". Cornelia abounds in historical lore. Near the city is the Wofford Trail, on which many stagecoach robberies occurred. The last railroad holdup in Georgia took place at Cagle's Crossing, which
729-554: Was sent to raid the county; but the Confederate Home Guard , made up of men too old for military duty, left the mountains on which Cornelia is situated and met the Union soldiers at a narrow pass about four miles east of the town. By making considerable noise and stirring up clouds of smoke, they scared off the Union soldiers and saved the area from complete devastation. Today this skirmish is remembered as "The Battle of
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