Cedartown in Polk County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Everyone Loves a Parade
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 5, 2022
1. Everyone Loves a Parade Marker
Main Street Cedartown has always been a top choice for the area's parades, festivals and special events. From the annual fall festival held each October, to Shriner's Parades, Homecoming Parades, and all sorts of political rallies, concerts, and barbecues, Main Street still serves as Cedartown's front porch.[Captions (clockwise from left)]
These images from around 1900 show the corner of Main Street and Stubbs Street during a spring festival and fire company tournament, where surrounding volunteer fire departments from around the region gathered to show off equipment and fire fighting techniques.
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company was a major employer in Cedartown for many years. The Goodyear Field Day Parade was an annual event first held in the 1920s. In the larger image, ROTC members and Boy Scouts lead a late 1940s parade with flags of the U.S. and Goodyear.
The Northwest Georgia Fair is celebrated in these 1950s views of South Main Street.
Images courtesy of Polk County Historical Society
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Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 5, 2022
2. Everyone Loves a Parade Marker
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Location. 34° 0.712′ N, 85° 15.289′ W. Marker is in Cedartown, Georgia, in Polk County. Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street (Business U.S. 27) and Sterling Holloway Place, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 S Main St, Cedartown GA 30125, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Images of Yesteryear (a few steps from this marker); Houses of Worship in Downtown (within shouting distance of this marker); Cobb's Corner (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Parker and Lundy (about 300 feet away); Cedartown's City Plan (about 400 feet away); Founding of Cedartown (about 400 feet away); Before the Mall (about 400 feet away); Sterling Holloway (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cedartown.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 70 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 10, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
