Georgia's Rome Media Guide

Georgia’s

Rome

Media Guide

Where the rivers meet and the mountains begin...

Media Contacts Greater Rome Convention & Visitors Bureau LISA SMITH

Executive Director 800-444-1834 lisa@romegeorgia.org

CHRIS CANNON

Director of Communication 800-444-1834 chris@romegeorgia.org

ANN HORTMAN

Sales & Event Coordinator 800-444-1834 ann@romegeorgia.org

LINDA SMITH

Sales & Event Coordinator 800-444-1834 linda@romegeorgia.org

Greater Rome Convention & Visitors Bureau 402 Civic Center Drive • Rome, Georgia 30161 800-444-1834 • Tel. 706-295-5576 • Fax 706-236-5029

www.romegeorgia.org

Quick Facts

LOCATION

Situated in Northwest Georgia at the foot of the

Appalachian Mountains. Center of a triangle

formed by the cities of Atlanta, Birmingham &

Chattanooga.

POPULATION

Rome & Floyd County – 94,800. Regional

center for a six county area of 355,000 people.

CLIMATE

A moderate climate with seasonal changes is

conducive to outdoor activity most of the year.

Annual Normal Mean Temperature

72 degrees

Average Summer Temperature

79 degrees

Average Winter Temperature

54 degrees Average Annual Rainfall

52 inches TRANSPORTATION Four lane U.S. Highways 53, 27, 411 & 20 link

Rome to the north, south, east & west. I-75 is a

short four-lane trip; I-20 is 40 miles away; I-59

is 50 miles. Shuttle service is available from the

Atlanta Airport.

HEALTHCARE

Floyd Medical – Level II Trauma Center.

Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Harbin Clinic, multi-specialty, largest privately

owned physician clinic in the southeast.

Immediate care facilities throughout the city &

county.

EDUCATION

Four colleges – Shorter (NAIA); Berry (NCAA

Division III); Georgia Highlands (University

of Georgia); Georgia Northwestern Technical

College.

Darlington (Private Boarding School).

Six High Schools.

Attractions Oak Hill & the Martha Berry Museum

AAA Diamond Rated Berry College Campus

World’s largest 26,000 acres Chieftains Museum Major Ridge Home

National Trail of Tears

Certified Historic Site Between the Rivers Historic District

Magnificent homes from

the mid-1800’s Rome Area History Museum Myrtle Hill Cemetery

Burial site of Ellen Axson

Wilson, wife of

Woodrow Wilson, 28th

President of the U.S. Cave Spring

10 miles southwest of

Rome with a picturesque

town square, parks and

the limestone cave Clocktower Museum Rome Area Council for the Arts

Veteran’s Memorial Plaza

Tomb of America’s

Known Soldier Capitoline Wolf

Statue of Romulus and

Remus that was an

official gift of the Italian

Dictator Mussolini Rome Braves

Class-A minor league

affiliate of the

Atlanta Braves Eubanks Museum

Artifacts from around the

world include trophy

Indian & African animals Coosa Nature Preserve Stonebridge Golf Club

Ranked 18th Best Golf

Course in Georgia,

Audubon International

Certified Course Rome Little Theater Rome Symphony Orchestra

Oldest in the South Roman Holiday

48 passenger boat

Annual Events January Polar Bear Paddle M.L. King, Jr. Celebration

April Rome Braves Baseball (Through

September) Atlanta Steeplechase Confederate Veterans Day Clocktower Classic Handcycle

Races Rome International Festival River Days Festival

May First Friday Concert Series

(Through September) British Motor Car Show Up the Creek Bike Ride Memorial Day Celebration Silver Hills Rodeo

June Cave Spring Arts Festival Georgia Cup Pro Am Cycling

July Salute to Honor America Cave Spring Fourth of July Parade

August Clocktower Road Race Armuchee Blue Grass Festival

Septmber North Georgia Air and Car Show Rome Beer Festival Rome International Film Festival Southern Women’s Writers

Conference

October Coosa Valley Fair Heritage Holidays Haunted on Broad Chiaha Harvest Fair

November Fine Wine Festival Christmas in November Veteran’s Day Celebration

December Candles & Carols of

Christmas Past Divine Tour of Historic Places of

Worship Candlelight Concert

Media Services Services offered to Media

Story Ideas

Press kit in CD or PDF format Press Tours Complimentary accommodations Web site with high resolution images Press releases, photos, and video

“A Miracle in the Mountains” “The Man Who Was Buried Three Times” Three rivers, a national virgin forest and miles of trails Eagles, birdies and deer sighted daily: Stonebridge Golf Club The Legacy of Martha Berry A pool in the shape of Georgia Major Ridge and the Trail of Tears Tomorrow’s Major League Stars: Rome Braves ”Where Romans Rest” and other famous people

buried at Myrtle Hill Cemetery Union & Confederate Civil War Sites -The only

location in Georgia with 4 full years of activity

during the War.

What’s Unique in Georgia’s Rome?

Berry College - The largest campus in the world The Old Mill at Berry - The second largest working

overshot waterwheel in the world Marshall Forest - Georgia’s first National Natural Landmark and only virgin forest in the US within city

limits Rome Symphony Orchestra - The Oldest Symphony

in the South Rome Braves - Class A Affiliate of the Atlanta Braves Ellen Axson Wilson - The only First Lady buried in

the State of Georgia Most diverse aquatic river system in the entire world Trails through Rome Blue & Gray Trail Historic Courthouse Corridor Chieftains Trail Trail of Tears