CANTON, Ga. – Take a family trip and participate in a remote history lesson at the same time. Visit the Etowah Indian Mounds in Cartersville to see the last standing artifacts from the Mississippian Native Americans. This group inhabited the area from 1000-1550.

According to Georgia State Parks, only about nine percent of this site has been excavated and examination of the surrounding artifacts revealed that the Etowah Indians were a society that was rich in ritual and habit.

Historians think, one of the mounds excavated was used as a “platform” for the home of the priest-chief. Seemingly, the priest-chief needed to live on a higher elevation than his tribe to “monitor” his people. Another excavated mound was a tomb for a nobleman in the tribe.  

Visitors are able to tour the museum, the ruins and listen to docents as they share their interpretation of what the community once was.

ACWORTH, Ga. -- The City of Acworth and the Acworth Tree Commission invite the public to attend a spring tree and shrub seminar on Tuesday, Apr. 19.

The event will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Acworth City Hall (4415 Senator Russell Avenue, 30101).

The focus of the seminar will be how to choose, maintain and plant trees and shrubs. It will be led by John Hatfield, a professor of horticulture at Chattahoochee Technical College.

The spring tree and shrub seminar is free, but space is limited, so RSVPs are highly recommended.

To reserve a spot at the event, contact the Acworth Parks and Recreation Department at 770-917-1234.