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

Corra Harris

1869-1935

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 15, 2022

1. Corra Harris Marker

Inscription. Author. Born Elbert County, Georgia, May 17, 1869; died Atlanta, Georgia, February 7, 1935; buried at "In the Valley", Bartow County, Georgia.

Wrote 28 novels, including "Circuit Rider's Wife," upon which the move "I'd Climb the Highest Mountain" starring Susan Hayward was based. During World War I she was the first female war correspondent, for The Saturday Evening Post. She regularly wrote articles for the Ladies Home Journal, The Country Gentleman and The Atlanta Journal. She was a nationally acclaimed Southern writer.

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

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is May 17, 1869.

Location. 34° 9.933′ N, 84° 47.742′ 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: William H. Felton (here, next to this marker); Governor Joe Frank Harris

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(here, next to this marker); Rebecca L. Felton (here, next to this marker); Sam P. Jones (here, next to this marker); Horatio A. Luro (here, next to this marker); Mark A. Cooper (here, next to this marker); Lottie Moon (here, next to this marker); Farish Carter (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cartersville.

Regarding Corra Harris. "In the Valley" is the name of Harris' estate in Rydal, Ga., where she lived from 1913 until her death in 1935. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Also see . . . Corra Mae White Harris — Nationally Acclaimed Writer/Author. Biography by the Etowah Valley Historical Society. (Submitted on January 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 15, 2022

2. Corra Harris Marker

Arrow points to featured marker.

Corra Mae White Harris image. Click for full size.

Unknown, The World's Work (public domain), circa 1915

3. Corra Mae White Harris

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 357 times since then and 23 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.