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Cartersville in Bartow County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Tribute on Monument / 38 Names on Monument

Tribute on Monument Marker Photo, Click for full size

By David Seibert, August 30, 2008

1. Tribute on Monument Marker

Inscription. Side 1 This monument is erected by Mark A. Cooper, Proprietor at Etowah, as a Grateful tribute to the Friendship and Liberality of those whose names are hereon inscribed, which prompted them to aid him in the prosecution and development of the interests at Etowah.

Side 2 West Side
Wade S. Cochran • John Banks • William L. Mitchell • J.E. Hart • Pleasant Stovall • John M. Flournoy • James R. Jones • H.S. Smith • Wareham Cromwell • Hon. M.J. Wellborn • John W. Lewis • Lewis Tumlin • Joseph Banks
East Side
Dr. William C. Daniel • Thomas Stocks • Thomas R. Saffold • N.C. Foster • T.B. Baldwin • Dr. H.J. Oglesby • Wiley and Zimmerman • S.R. McCamey • Charles A. Hamilton • M.M. Anderson • Dr. Richard Banks • Thomas Stovall
North Side
Matt Whitfield • Reuben Jordan • W. Maxey • Michael Dennis • Gnl. Robert Bledsoe • Samuel Pearson • D.R. Adams • Elisha Perryman • W.B. Carter • J.H. Gatewood • Andrew Reid • Alfred Shorter>br>Engraved by S. A. Cox, Jr., 1859

Location. 34° 9.921′ 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 stands adjoining the monument in Friendship Plaza. Marker is in this post office area: Cartersville GA 30120, United States of America.

Reverse side of Tribute on Monument Marker, listing Cooper's creditors. Photo, Click for full size

By David Seibert, August 30, 2008

2. Reverse side of Tribute on Monument Marker, listing Cooper's creditors.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, as the crow flies. Friendship 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.

Tributes to Bartow County Citizens Photo, Click for full size

By David Seibert, August 30, 2008

3. Tributes to Bartow County Citizens

Plaques honoring various people important in Bartow County's history are mounted on the fence of Friendship Plaza.

Credits. This page originally submitted on September 20, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,053 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 20, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.