Short blurbs of interest to Ft. Oglethorpe citizens. And maybe other people, too.
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Ft. O Fire Truck
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19. About the cats on the walking trails: They are well-cared for! Someone feeds them every day. They are all spayed or neutered. They all have names -- and they're harmless. Treat them nicely!
18. FortOGeorgia.com is a store now, too!
17. Did you know there are 150 pages on this web site?!
16. Many of our businesses on FortOGeorgia.com never realize that we often get emails from potential customers asking for info -- and we always respond to them immediately. We're working behind the scenes for our business sponsors!
15. We challenge anyone to find a Cruise-In that's photographed quite like ours! Eight photo spreads now up!
14. There might not be a Ft. Oglethorpe if there hadn't been a Battle of Chickamauga. The battle was fought Sept. 19 & 20, 1863. 120,000 soldiers, 4000 dead, 23,000 wounded. Learn lots more here.
13. The Ft. Oglethorpe City Pool holds over 300,000 gallons of water! During operating hours, the water is tested every 60 minutes for safety.
12. Did you know: Small businesses represent 99.7% of all U.S. employer firms, half of all private sector employees and 44% of the total U.S. payroll. Check out the cool small business pages at FortOGeorgia.com. Source: Small Business Administration
11. The Ft. Oglethorpe Police Department uses Ford Crown Vic Police Interceptor cars as its primary police vehicles. Check out FOPD's FortOGeorgia.com page.
10. As of 2010, Ft. O population was just a hair
under 10,000, up from 8,964 in 2000.
9. As of the 2000 Census, Ft. O was 77.2% adults and 19.6% age 65+.
8. As of the 2000 Census, Ft. O was 45.1% male, 54.9% female... good news for men, bad news for women.
7. "In 2009, 558,000 new businesses were created each month." Georgia has one of the highest rates of entrepreneurship in the U.S. Entrepreneurship has been on the rise in recent years. Maybe we're finding new inspiration in our heritage of independence. - Source of facts: Kauffman Foundation. Thanks to the Chattanooga Times Free Press for their 2/6/11 story on Entrepreneurship
6: Fort Oglethorpe was home to the largest Prisoner of War camp in the United States during World War I. - From fortogov.com
5: By 1918, more than 1,600 buildings had been constructed and 60,000 troops had been mobilized through the Post at Ft. Oglethorpe. - From fortogov.com
4: Every picture on this web site is from Ft. Oglethorpe or the immediate surrounding area.
3: Ft. O has 32 police officers, including 5 detectives, and one officer, whose name we don't know and wouldn't reveal anyway, who really likes doughnuts, according to the chief of police.
2: Citizens are allowed to take their children to play on the polo fields at Barnhardt Circle, according to City Council.
1: Within 48 hours of our Jan. 10, 2011 big snow, the city had logged 500 miles with its snow plow and spread 50 tons of sand, according to the city manager.
