Hartwell in Hart County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Bailes Cobb Co.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 6, 2021

1. Bailes Cobb Co. Marker

Inscription.
Established 1929
Serving Hart County for 75 years

Presented by the employees
with grateful appreciation
December 2004

Erected 2004 by Bailes Cobb Co. employees.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.

Location. 34° 21.148′ N, 82° 55.953′ W. Marker is in Hartwell, Georgia, in Hart County. Marker is on East Howell Street (U.S. 29) east of Carolina Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 358 E Howell St, Hartwell GA 30643, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Mayor Joan Saliba (here, next to this marker); Hart County World War II & Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Hart County Veterans of Foreign Wars Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Hart County (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans of All Wars (within shouting distance of this marker); Hart County World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Hart County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); The Broken V (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hartwell.

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G.H. Bailes and Joseph E. Cobb moved their clothing, shoe and household goods business to this building in 1940. Three generations operated the business until closing it in 2018 and selling the building the following year. A different clothing store now does business there.

Also see . . . The Bailes-Cobb Building (PDF). History and timeline of the building, originally built in 1850, from Hartwell Main Street's Historical Building Tour. (Submitted on November 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

"Bailes-Cobb Celebrates 85 Years on the Square in Hartwell" image. Click for more information.

via WLHR, 2014

2. "Bailes-Cobb Celebrates 85 Years on the Square in Hartwell"

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Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 6, 2021

3. Bailes Cobb Co. Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 174 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on January 5, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on November 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.