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

Slave Lot

 
 
Slave Lot Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David Seibert, April 3, 2007
1. Slave Lot Marker
Inscription. The only slave burial ground in any major white Georgia cemetery. Here 19 Christian slaves and freed persons of Marietta Christians were buried in unmarked graves ca. 1848-1866. Only four have been positively named, servants of Mrs. Eliza G. Robarts: Clarissa, Hannah, Nancy & Peggy. They lived adjacent to the north side of the First Presbyterian Church.
 
Erected by The City of Marietta.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansCemeteries & Burial SitesChurches & ReligionWomen. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.
 
Location. 33° 56.739′ N, 84° 32.949′ W. Marker is in Marietta, Georgia, in Cobb County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of West Atlanta Street SE and Cemetery Street SE. The marker is in the Old Marietta City Cemetery, in the north section near the Confederate Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Marietta GA 30008, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. S. V. Sanford (a few steps from this marker); Marietta Confederate Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Confederate Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); U.D.C. Confederate Soldiers Monument (within shouting distance of
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this marker); Rest well, Miss Mattie (within shouting distance of this marker); William Root (within shouting distance of this marker); This Little Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); Founder's Lot William Harris (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marietta.
 
Slave Lot Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David Seibert, December 25, 2008
2. Slave Lot Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,177 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 11, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.

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