Editing Riverdale, Georgia (section)

==History==
The area now known as Riverdale was settled before the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. Riverdale was founded in 1886, when the railroad was extended there.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/r.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | last= Krakow| first= Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, Georgia | pages=189 | isbn=0-915430-00-2 | access-date=May 26, 2019 | archive-date=April 14, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414153830/http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/r.pdf | url-status=live }}</ref> Named for Mr. W. S. Rivers, the original owner of the town site who donated his land to the railroad company, the city was incorporated in 1908.<ref name= history-official>{{Cite web |url= https://www.riverdalega.gov/136/History |title=History |publisher= Riverdale, Georgia official website|website= riverdalega.gov |access-date=May 9, 2023 |archive-date= May 9, 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509121943/https://www.riverdalega.gov/136/History|url-status=live}}</ref>

Monroe Huie, a farmer, supplied lumber to the local railway network. Whenever the train arrived to collect wood, it also delivered fertilizer to the region. As a result, fertilizer sales became the primary business endeavor in the area. Prior to the construction of the spur, fertilizer had to be transported in wagons from the nearby town of Jonesboro.<ref name= history-official />

In 2024, an investigation by the "FOX 5 I-Team" in Atlanta discovered that hundreds of traffic tickets had been issued improperly by robotic traffic control cameras in school zones.  The city was compelled to issue refunds and an apology.   Police Chief Todd Spivey put it this way:  "Initially, this was presented as a good idea, as a good way to slow the people down and create safer school zones. But if we’re going to engage in constant problems and losing the trust of the public because of the issuing of civil-penalty citations, do we need to revisit the idea of, is it really working?"<ref>{{cite web |last1=Edwards |first1=Johnny |title=More speed camera trouble: FOX 5 I-Team investigation finds another 6K erroneous tickets |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/speed-camera-erroneous-tickets-riverdale-fox-5-iteam-investigation |website=Fox 5 Atlanta |access-date=24 February 2025}}</ref>