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Chattahoochee Plantation
Chattahoochee Plantation, Georgia is located in Georgia (U.S. state)
Chattahoochee Plantation, Georgia
Chattahoochee Plantation, Georgia
Location in Georgia (U.S. state)
Chattahoochee Plantation, Georgia is located in the United States
Chattahoochee Plantation, Georgia
Chattahoochee Plantation, Georgia
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Georgia
County Cobb
Elevation
873 ft (266 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 325838

Chattahoochee Plantation is an affluent unincorporated community near East Cobb, Georgia, in Cobb County, Georgia, United States.

History

The area was previously incorporated as a city in 1961 in hopes of building a luxury housing development around a golf club. In 1968, state legislators extended the city's boundaries to cover the entire length of Cobb County as a way to prevent the City of Atlanta from expanding into Cobb County. In 1989, an attempt was made by nearby Sandy Springs, in Fulton County, to have their area annexed by Chattahoochee Plantation in order to function as an independent city from Atlanta. This, like other attempts to gain city status, was defeated when Tom Murphy, speaker of the house in the Georgia General Assembly, blocked the measure. Chattahoochee Plantation never organized a city government, and its city charter was revoked in 1995. The area formally considered part of Chattahoochee Plantation is noted by markers along its city limits.

Today, the median real estate price in Chattahoochee Plantation is one of the highest in the state of Georgia. The area includes several gated communities, upscale riverfront homes along Sope Creek and the Chattahoochee River, and private golf courses, including the Atlanta Country Club. Residents of Chattahoochee Plantation have a Marietta address, although they are outside Marietta city limits.

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