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

ca. 1960 Euclid Dump Truck

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 16, 2025

1. ca. 1960 Euclid Dump Truck Marker

Inscription.
This 10-ton Euclid dump truck could haul 6½ cubic yards of material. It worked at New Riverside Ochre, a local barite mine, and was used to haul ore to a railroad dumping ramp. The ore was then transferred into open-top rail cars called gondolas.

Originally produced by the Euclid Company of Ohio, Euclid trucks were very popular dump trucks from the 1920s to the 1950s, when the company was bought by GM. Now owned by Hitachi, the Euclid name was phased out and is no longer used.

Engine Type: General Motors 4-71 two-stroke diesel engine
Displacement: 284 cubic inches
Cylinders: 4
Output: 128 HP
Top Speed: 35 mph
Manufacturer: General Motors Co.
Detroit, Michigan

Donated by New Riverside Ochre Company
Cartersville, Georgia

Erected by Tellus Science Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 34° 14.486′ N, 84° 46.189′ W. Marker is in Cartersville, Georgia, in Bartow County. It is on Tellus Drive north of Williams Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Tellus Dr, White GA 30184, 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: ca. 1997 HD785-3 Komatsu Dump Truck (a few steps from this marker); ca. 1930 Whitcomb 15-ton Model 15DM4 Locomotive (a few steps from this marker); ca. 1925 P&H Dragline Model 206 (within shouting distance of this marker); Harris II - Meter Satellite Earth Station Antenna (within shouting distance of this marker); Rowland Springs (approx. 2 miles away); Felton Home (approx. 3 miles away); Confederate Memorial Cassville Cemetery (approx. 4.3 miles away); Grave of Gen. William Tatum Wofford (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cartersville.

Also see . . . Tellus Science Museum. (Submitted on April 5, 2025.)

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 16, 2025

2. ca. 1960 Euclid Dump Truck Marker

Front of the ca. 1960 Euclid Dump Truck image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 16, 2025

3. Front of the ca. 1960 Euclid Dump Truck

Left side of the ca. 1960 Euclid Dump Truck image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 16, 2025

4. Left side of the ca. 1960 Euclid Dump Truck

Rear of the ca. 1960 Euclid Dump Truck image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 16, 2025

5. Rear of the ca. 1960 Euclid Dump Truck

Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 380 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 4, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.