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Chattahoochee Plantation is an area of east-southeastern Cobb County, Georgia, which was incorporated as a city in 1961 as a legislated boundary to prevent the city of Atlanta from annexing into Cobb County. Despite this, it never organized a city government, and its city charter was revoked along with dozens of others in 1995. The "city" was only ten feet wide and approximately seven miles long.

In 1989, an attempt was made by residents of the large city of Sandy Springs, just across the Chattahoochee River in Fulton County, to have their area annexed by Chattahoochee Plantation. This, like other attempts to gain city status, was defeated. Tom Murphy, who was powerful speaker of the house in the Georgia General Assembly at the time, blocked the measure. In December 2005 Sandy Springs residents finally won this battle and the city was incorporated, making it one of the largest cities in Georgia.

Chattahoochee Plantation is centered at 33°56'30"N, 84°24'48"W (33.9417, -84.4133), according to the USGS GNIS. The main road through the area is Johnson Ferry Road, with Paper Mill Road and Columns Drive also being significant.

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 '''Chattahoochee Plantation''' is an area of east-southeastern [[Cobb County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], which was [[incorporation (municipal government)|incorporated]] as a [[city]] in 1961 as a [[local legislation|legislated]] [[Border|boundary]] to prevent the city of [[Atlanta]] from [[annexation|annexing]] into Cobb County.  Despite this, it never organized a [[city government]], and its [[city charter]] was [[list of disincorporated cities in Georgia|revoked along with dozens of others]] in 1995.  The "city" was only ten feet wide and approximately seven miles long.
-In 1989, an attempt was made by residents of the large yet unincorporated city of [[Sandy Springs]], just across the [[Chattahoochee River]] in [[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton County]], to have their area annexed by Chattahoochee Plantation.  This, like other attempts to gain city status, was defeated.  [[Tom Murphy (Georgia)|Tom Murphy]], who was [[political power|power]]ful [[speaker of the house]] in the [[Georgia General Assembly]] at the time, blocked the measure. In December 2005 [[Sandy Springs]] residents finally won this battle and the city was incorporated, making it one of the largest cities in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].
+In 1989, an attempt was made by residents of the large city of [[Sandy Springs]], just across the [[Chattahoochee River]] in [[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton County]], to have their area annexed by Chattahoochee Plantation.  This, like other attempts to gain city status, was defeated.  [[Tom Murphy (Georgia)|Tom Murphy]], who was [[political power|power]]ful [[speaker of the house]] in the [[Georgia General Assembly]] at the time, blocked the measure. In December 2005 [[Sandy Springs]] residents finally won this battle and the city was incorporated, making it one of the largest cities in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].
 Chattahoochee Plantation is centered at 33°56'30"N, 84°24'48"W (33.9417, -84.4133), according to the [[USGS]] [[GNIS]]. The main road through the area is [[Johnson Ferry]] Road, with [[Marietta Paper Mill|Paper Mill]] Road and Columns Drive also being significant.

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County seat: Marietta
Cities	Acworth Austell Kennesaw Mableton Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna	Map of Georgia highlighting Cobb County
CDPs	Fair Oaks Kennesaw State University Vinings
Unincorporated communities	Chattahoochee Plantation Clarkdale Cumberland East Cobb Lost Mountain Noonday Powers Park Spring Hill Town Center Mountain Ridge
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