Marietta in Cobb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Marks Site
Of Hightower Trail
Photographed by David Seibert, February 8, 2014
1. Marks Site Marker
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Muster and Drill Ground
Georgia Militia
For Gritter District
Erected 1930 by Town Committee, Colonial Dames, Marietta, Ga.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • War, US Civil.
Location. 34° 2.267′ N, 84° 28.1′ W. Marker is in Marietta, Georgia, in Cobb County. It is on Shallowford Road 0.1 miles west of Sandy Plains Road. The marker stands on the left of the entrance drive to Carl Harrison Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2653 Shallowford Road, Marietta GA 30066, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont and in Metro Atlanta. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hightower Indian Trail (here, next to this marker); Power-Jackson Cabin (approx. 3.4 miles away); Hightower Trail (approx. 3˝ miles away); Marietta Campground (approx. 4˝ miles away); Willeo Baptist Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); Robert McAfee House (approx. 4.9 miles away); Hightower (Etowah) Trail (approx. 5.3 miles away); The Goulding House (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marietta.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Garrard’s Cavalry at Roswell (was approx. 5.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Regarding Marks Site. "Hightower" is a American settler mispronunciation of the Cherokee word "Ita Wah" or "Etowah."
Photographed by David Seibert, February 8, 2014
2. Marks Site Marker
A DAR marker for the Hightower Trail is to the right in this photo.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 726 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 10, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.
