Smyrna’s First Mayor Marker

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Smyrna in Cobb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Smyrna’s First Mayor
John C. Moore
— Aug. 16, 1830 - May 10, 1897 —

Smyrna’s First Mayor Marker Photo, Click for full size

By David Seibert, January 12, 2008

1. Smyrna’s First Mayor Marker

Inscription. Front
Ulysses S. Grant was President of the U.S., and the South was still suffering from the effects of abusive Reconstruction when Smyrna was first incorporated August 23, 1872. One theory is that in the post-war era, citizens feared the town would be named for Neal Dow, a Yankee abolitionist, for whom the railroad station was named. They preferred instead to name it Smyrna after the religious
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campground which had been established here in the 1830’s. Incorporating legislation named John C. Moore Mayor (Intendent). Four aldermen were also named: E.D.L. Mobley, W.R. Bell, W.L. Davenport, and G.P. Daniel. The town was incorporated a second time in 1897 reducing the city limits from 1 mile to 1/2 mile but most early records were destroyed in a city hall fire in the 1920’s.

Erected by The Smyrna Cemetery Association.

Location. 33° 53.007′ N, 84° 30.898′ W. Marker is in Smyrna, Georgia, in Cobb County. Marker is on Memorial Place 0 miles south of Atlanta Road SE (Georgia Route 3), on the right when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is located in the Smyrna Memorial Cemetery. Marker is in this post office area: Smyrna GA 30080, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

Smyrna’s First Mayor Marker - Reverse Side Photo, Click for full size

By David Seibert, January 12, 2008

2. Smyrna’s First Mayor Marker - Reverse Side

within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Mazie Whitfield Nelson (here, next to this marker); First Marked Burial (a few steps from this marker); Smyrna Memorial Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Smyrna (about 400 feet away, in a direct line); Hood's Corps at Battle of Ruff's Mill (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Alexander Eaton House: Hood’s H'dq'rs. (approx. 1.8 miles away); 23D Army Corps to Soap Creek (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Hargrove House (approx. 2.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Smyrna.

Credits. This page originally submitted on March 15, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 669 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 15, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.