Cartersville in Bartow County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Flame of Freedom
Photographed by Mark Parker, May 10, 2025
1. Flame of Freedom Memorial
Presented by the American Legion in commemoration of its 50th anniversary and dedicated to all those who served the cause of freedom in the Armed Forces of the United States.
March 15th, 1969
Erected 1969 by American Legion.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 34° 9.947′ N, 84° 47.856′ W. Memorial is in Cartersville, Georgia, in Bartow County. It is on West Cherokee Avenue just west of North Irwin Street, on the right when traveling west. The marker and cauldron are in front of the south entrance to the 1903 Bartow County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 115 W Cherokee Ave, Cartersville GA 30120, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Georgia Farm Bureau (here, next to this marker); Bartow County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Bartow County (within shouting distance of this marker); William Harrell Felton Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Private First Class Jerry Wayne Gentry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pathways to Freedom: A Story in Every Stitch (about 400 feet away); Been Working on the Railroad (about 500 feet away); Bartow County Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cartersville.
Photographed by Mark Parker, May 10, 2025
2. Flame of Freedom Memorial and Cauldron
Photographed by Mark Parker, May 10, 2025
3. Flame of Freedom Memorial at the south entrance to the 1903 Bartow County Courthouse
Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 130 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 27, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
