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Friendship Monument
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By David Seibert, August 30, 2008 | |
| | | 1. Friendship Monument Marker | | |
Inscription. The nearby marble shaft has the unique distinction of having been erected by a debtor in honor of his creditors. Losses during the panic of 1857 forced Mark A. Cooper, proprietor of the Etowah Iron Works, to offer this property for sale to satisfy a $100,000 debt.
Thirty-eight friends signed notes totaling that amount to save the enterprise. When the debt was repaid in 1860, Cooper erected this monument on which the names of his benefactors are inscribed.
Erected 1963 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 008-51.)
Location. 34° 9.92′ N, 84° 47.743′ W. Marker is in Cartersville, Georgia, in Bartow County. Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street (Georgia Route 113) and Friendship Plaza, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. Click for map. The marker is in Friendship Plaza in downtown Cartersville, created to display the monument. Marker is in this post office area: Cartersville GA 30120, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, as the crow flies. Tribute on Monument / 38 Names on Monument (here, next to this marker); Bartow County (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); Old Bartow County Courthouse (about 600 feet away); Home of Sam P Jones (approx. 0.4 miles away); Amos T. Akerman (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Sam Jones' Tabernacle (approx. half a mile away); Pierce Manning Butler Young, (1836-1896) (approx. 1.1 miles away); John W. Akin (approx. 1.1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Cartersville.| | | | 
By David Seibert, August 30, 2008 | |
| | | 2. Friendship Monument Marker, the Monument, and the Tribute on Monument Marker | | |
More about this marker. The monument was originally located in the town of Etowah, which was destroyed by Federal troops in the Civil War. The site of the town was flooded when Lake Allatoona was created, and the monument was moved to Cartersville in 1927. In the 1960s the monument was moved to an overlook near the Allatoona Dam on Corps
of Engineers property, and this marker was erected. Then in 1999 the town of Cartersville wanted the marker back, and the monument and marker were moved to Friendship Plaza.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. More on Mark A. Cooper and Etowah Iron Works
Also see . . . Friendship Plaza. (Submitted on September 21, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
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By David Seibert, August 30, 2008 | |
| | | 3. Map of Bartow County in Friendship Plaza | | |
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By David Seibert, August 30, 2008 | |
| | | 4. Friendship Plaza | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on September 20, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,078 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 20, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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