Cumberland near Marietta in Cobb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Room with a View
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
| | National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior | |
September 27, 2023
1. Room with a View Marker
Look up at the dark rock formation jutting out of the hillside. It is one of the many rock shelters discovered throughout the Chattahoochee River Valley. With a sweeping view of the river, it afforded basic refuge from the elements.
People have used these natural overhangs as temporary shelters for centuries. There is evidence of occupation here dating back to the Woodland period from 1000 B.C. to AD 900.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1000 BCE.
Location. 33° 54.25′ N, 84° 26.733′ W. Marker is near Marietta, Georgia, in Cobb County. It is in Cumberland. It can be reached from Eugene Gunby Road north of Interstate North Parkway, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2080 Interstate N Pkwy, Marietta GA 30067, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont and in Metro Atlanta. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The River Patrol & Cochrans Ford (approx. 0.2 miles away); Power's Ferry (approx. 0.2 miles away); Genuine Parts Company (approx. Ύ mile away);
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September 27, 2023
2. Room with a View Marker
September 27, 2023
3. Rock shelter behind marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2025. This page has been viewed 173 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 30, 2025. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
