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

Mark A. Cooper

1800-1865

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 15, 2022

1. Mark A. Cooper Marker

Inscription. Lawyer, politician, businessman. Born Hancock County, Georgia, April 20, 1800. Died Bartow County, Georgia, March 17, 1885. Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Major in U.S. Army during Seminole Wars in 1836. State legislator from Putnam County, Georgia, 1838; U.S. Congressman, 1839-41. Advocate of railroad development. Operated Etowah Iron Works, 1842-1869, founded Cartersville-Van Wert Railroad, 1871. Served as Georgia Senator from Bartow County, Georgia, 1876.

Erected by Etowah Valley Historical Society • Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical date for this entry is April 20, 1800.

Location. 34° 9.934′ N, 84° 47.743′ W. Marker is in Cartersville, Georgia, in Bartow County. It can be reached from West Main Street (Georgia Route 113) west of South Public Square, on the right when traveling west. Marker is on fence along railroad tracks south of the old depot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Friendship Plaza, Cartersville GA 30120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Farish Carter (here, next to this marker); Chief Justice Robert Benham (here, next

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to this marker); Rebecca L. Felton (here, next to this marker); William H. Felton (here, next to this marker); Francis S. Bartow (here, next to this marker); Corra Harris (here, next to this marker); Warren Akin, Sr. (here, next to this marker); Amos T. Akerman (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cartersville.

Also see . . . Mark Anthony Cooper. Wikipedia entry on the politician. (Submitted on January 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 15, 2022

2. Mark A. Cooper Marker

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Mark Anthony Cooper (1800-1885) image. Click for full size.

Charles Fenderich via Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division (public domain), 1843

3. Mark Anthony Cooper (1800-1885)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 358 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on January 19, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on January 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.