Rockmart in Polk County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Rockmart Slate House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 5, 2022

1. Rockmart Slate House Marker

Inscription. This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 33° 59.803′ N, 85° 3.163′ W. Marker is in Rockmart, Georgia, in Polk County. It is on Church Street north of South Marble Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 Church St, Rockmart GA 30153, 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

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are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rockmart Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Van Wert Polk County (approx. ¾ mile away); Logan’s 15th Corps at Swaintown (approx. 3 miles away); Davis & Dodge at Peek’s Spring (approx. 3.6 miles away); Army of the Tenn. To Dallas (approx. 6.4 miles away); Taylorsville High School (approx. 7½ miles away); Stilesboro Academy (approx. 10.7 miles away); The Army of the Cumberland at Stilesboro (approx. 10.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rockmart.

Another marker is no longer nearby. McPherson’s March to Dallas (was approx. 5.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Regarding Rockmart Slate House. Excerpt from the now-event venue's website:

The Rockmart Slate House building is one of the two oldest surviving buildings in Rockmart, Northwest Georgia. Once called the Cummings building, it was built around 1860-1880 from the slate in the Rock Market.

Also see . . .
1. Rockmart Downtown Historic District . National Register nomination for the district, of which the Rockmart Slate House is a contributing structure. (National Archives) (Submitted on May 10, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. The History of Rockmart Georgia Slate.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 5, 2022

2. Rockmart Slate House Marker

Slate mined in the area around Rockmart (whose name was shortened from "Rock Market") has been used worldwide since the 1850s. (Rockmart Slate House) (Submitted on May 10, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Rockmart Slate House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 5, 2022

3. Rockmart Slate House

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 731 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 10, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.