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Sandy Springs, Georgia, is a city in north Georgia, incorporated in December 2005. It is an affluent[clarification needed] suburb of Atlanta and is the eighth largest city in the state. It has an estimated 2008 population of 100,198.[3] Located in north Fulton County, Georgia, just south of Roswell, it is named for the sandy springs that still exist in the city as a protected historic site. It is the second-largest of the three principal cities of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

In 1851 Wilson Spruill donated five acres (two hectares) of land for the founding of the Sandy Springs United Methodist Church, near the sandy spring for which the city is named. In 1905 the Hammond School was built at Johnson Ferry Road and Mt. Vernon Highway, across the street from the church.

After World War II, Sandy Springs experienced a housing boom, bringing new residents and major land development. In the 1960s and 1970s Georgia 400 and Interstate 285 connected Sandy Springs to metro Atlanta.

Economy

Sandy Springs is home to several Fortune 500 companies, including United Parcel Service and Newell Rubbermaid. Mirant Corporation a Fortune 1000 company is also based in the city. The city is also home to AT&T, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, InterContinental Hotels Group, IBM Internet Security Systems, Northside Hospital, Porsche Cars North America, Spectrum Brands and Saint Joseph’s Hospital.

The city’s largest business district is the Roswell Road corridor and Perimeter Center (although Perimeter Mall itself lies in adjacent DeKalb County). Perimeter Center, which is the biggest edge city in the Atlanta area, includes many high-rise buildings, including the 570-foot (170 m) Concourse Towers, which are often identified locally as the “king and queen” towers because of their distinctive architecture. Just south of this business district, across I-285, is a major medical center, anchored by Northside Hospital, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and Saint Joseph’s Hospital.

Sumitomo Corporation operates its Atlanta Office in Suite 2150 at Six Concourse Parkway, 6 Concourse Parkway NE in Sandy Springs. Industries supported include Living Related Products and Real Estate.[7]

The city has two consulates.[8][9] The Consulate-General of Colombia in Atlanta is located in Suite 405 at 5901 B Peachtree Dunwoody Road,[10] and the Consulate-General of Nigeria in Atlanta is located at 8060 Roswell Road.[11]