Editing Ball Ground, Georgia (section)

==Arts and culture==
The [[Sequoyah Regional Library System]] has a branch in Ball Ground called the Ball Ground Library, a {{cvt|9000|sqft|m2|sigfig=2}} facility with approximately 30,000 books in its collection.<ref name="library">{{Cite web |title=Ball Ground Library |url=https://www.sequoyahregionallibrary.org/ball-ground/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815082515/https://www.sequoyahregionallibrary.org/ball-ground/ |archive-date=August 15, 2022 |access-date=September 17, 2022 |website=[[Sequoyah Regional Library System]]}}</ref><ref name="assessment" />{{rp|149}}

In 1985, the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Cherokee County, Georgia|Alfred W. Roberts House]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. It is the only house in Cherokee County that has this recognition.<ref name="CherokeeChamber">{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=2017 Cultivating Cherokee |url=https://cherokeechamber.com/wp-content/uploads/CherokeeChamber_2017_WEB-1.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731093157/https://cherokeechamber.com/wp-content/uploads/CherokeeChamber_2017_WEB-1.pdf |archive-date=July 31, 2018 |access-date=July 30, 2018 |publisher=Cherokee Chamber of Commerce}}</ref> In 2009, the [[Ball Ground Historic District]] was listed on the NRHP, for its significance to Native American and early national history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ball Ground Historic |url=http://www.rockbarn.org/national-register-of-historic-places/ball-ground-historic-district/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829072103/http://www.rockbarn.org/national-register-of-historic-places/ball-ground-historic-district/ |archive-date=August 29, 2018 |access-date=August 28, 2018 |website=RockBarn.org}}</ref> Many homes still present in Ball Ground were built during the 1880s–1920s and are regarded as historic.<ref name="assessment" />{{rp|136–137}} In 2010, following the State of Georgia passing a law allowing for city governments to establish historic commissions to handle historic preservation efforts within their cities,<ref name="gacode">{{Cite web |title=2010 Georgia Code :: TITLE 44 - PROPERTY :: CHAPTER 10 - HISTORIC PRESERVATION :: ARTICLE 2 - ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR HISTORICAL PRESERVATION :: § 44-10-24 - Historic preservation commission -- Establishment or designation; number, eligibility, and terms of members |url=https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2010/title-44/chapter-10/article-2/44-10-24/ |access-date=September 20, 2022 |website=Justia Law |language=en}}</ref> Ball Ground's city government passed an ordinance establishing an historic preservation commission to encourage historic preservation efforts and to help regulate the status, treatment, and repairs of objects and buildings within the city that are designated as historic.<ref name="ordinances_ch101">{{cite act |type=Code of Ordinances |date=February 6, 2020 |article=101 – General and Administrative Provisions |article-type=Chapter |title=Ball Ground, Georgia - Code of Ordinances |url=https://library.municode.com/ga/ball_ground/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=SPBLADE_CH101GEADPR }} {{Cite web |url=https://library.municode.com/ga/ball_ground/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=SPBLADE_CH101GEADPR |title=Municode Library |access-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928041634/https://library.municode.com/ga/ball_ground/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=SPBLADE_CH101GEADPR |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

===Annual cultural events===
Since 2014 Ball Ground has held an annual Christmas parade called the March of the Toys Parade, which helps benefit the [[Toys for Tots]] program.<ref name="aarp_motp">{{Cite web |title=March of the Toys Parade |url=http://local.aarp.org/event/march-of-the-toys-parade-2022-12-02-ball-ground-ga.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928041636/https://local.aarp.org/event/march-of-the-toys-parade-2022-12-02-ball-ground-ga.html |archive-date=September 28, 2022 |access-date=September 28, 2022 |website=[[AARP]]}}</ref> It was estimated that approximately 5,000 people attended the event in 2017, where attendees are asked to bring unwrapped presents to donate to Toys for Tots.<ref name="ibata_motp">{{Cite news |last=Ibata |first=David |date=November 27, 2018 |title=Santa, cosplayers in Ball Ground for holiday parade |work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/santa-cosplayers-ball-ground-for-holiday-parade/4kpqaj9XwqydfMaeqF1fHK/ |url-status=live |access-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128124421/https://www.ajc.com/news/local/santa-cosplayers-ball-ground-for-holiday-parade/4kpqaj9XwqydfMaeqF1fHK/ |archive-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref>

In the summers, Ball Ground's City Park hosts weekly movies and concerts.<ref name="dc" />{{rp|14}} During [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] celebrations, the city hosts annual fireworks shows around the areas of City Park and Calvin Farmer Park in downtown Ball Ground.<ref name="ibata_fireworks">{{Cite news |last=Ibata |first=David |title=Ball Ground sets fireworks show for Saturday night |work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/ball-ground-sets-fireworks-show-for-saturday-night/buPmcuEElUQqNm13DbssML/ |url-status=live |access-date=September 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217062853/https://www.ajc.com/news/local/ball-ground-sets-fireworks-show-for-saturday-night/buPmcuEElUQqNm13DbssML/ |archive-date=February 17, 2021}}</ref>