2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Pow der ▁Spr ings ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁Spring ville ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁in ▁the ▁lands ▁of ▁two ▁Ch ero kee ▁Indian ▁leaders . ▁Gold ▁had ▁been ▁discovered ▁in ▁Georgia ▁ten ▁years ▁earlier , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁European - American ▁sett lers ▁came ▁to ▁find ▁gold . ▁The ▁sett lers ▁found ▁little ▁gold ▁in ▁the ▁mines ▁at ▁Lost ▁Mountain ▁and ▁off ▁Brow ns ville ▁Road . ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁about ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁Ch ero kee ▁people ▁were ▁forced ▁off ▁their ▁land ▁and ▁removed ▁to ▁Indian ▁Territ ory ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River ▁on ▁the ▁Tra il ▁of ▁T ears . ▁ ▁Spring ville ▁was ▁renamed ▁as ▁Pow der ▁Spr ings ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 . ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁seven ▁spr ings ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁limits . ▁The ▁water ▁in ▁these ▁spr ings ▁contains ▁some ▁ 2 6 ▁min er als ▁that ▁turn ▁the ▁surrounding ▁sand ▁black ▁like ▁gun pow der ▁– ▁hence ▁the ▁earlier ▁name ▁of ▁Gun pow der ▁Spr ings . ▁ ▁Civil ▁War ▁history ▁includes ▁a ▁sk irm ish ▁at ▁L atter more ' s ▁M ills ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁that ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁K ennes aw ▁Mountain ▁and ▁General ▁Sh erman ' s ▁Atlanta ▁Camp aign . ▁Many ▁slaves ▁escaped ▁the ▁plant ations ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁to ▁join ▁Sh erman ' s ▁forces ▁and ▁gain ▁freedom