Marietta in Cobb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Power-Jackson Cabin

c. 1830

Photographed by David Seibert, July 16, 2010

1. Power-Jackson Cabin Marker

Inscription. This cabin is one of the rare examples of a single-pen (one room) log house remaining in Cobb County. Although a framed addition was added later, the original hand-hewn, squared-and-notched log construction is still visible. William Power originally acquired the house in trade for a shotgun. His daughter Martha Jane and her husband Jeptha C. Jackson moved in shortly after their marriage in the late 1840s. After her husband’s death in 1888, Mrs. Jackson continued to run their farm. She died in 1924 at age 96. When her estate was settled in 1926, approximately 105 acres of land around the site of this marker were sold for $1,800.00.

Erected 2009 by Cobb County Community Development Agency.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.

Location. 34° 1.109′ N, 84° 24.817′ W. Marker is in Marietta, Georgia, in Cobb County. It is on Post Oak Tritt Road ¼ mile east of Walden Land, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4701 Post Oak Tritt Road, Marietta GA 30062, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hightower Trail (approx. 0.6 miles away); Willeo Baptist Church

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(approx. 1.3 miles away); Hightower (Etowah) Trail (approx. 1.8 miles away); Bulloch Hall (approx. 2.7 miles away); W.J. Dolvin House (approx. 2.7 miles away); Barrington Hall (approx. 2.8 miles away); a different marker also named Barrington Hall (approx. 2.9 miles away); Primrose Cottage (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marietta.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Garrard’s Cavalry at Roswell (was approx. 2.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by David Seibert, July 16, 2010

2. Power-Jackson Cabin Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, July 16, 2010

3. Power-Jackson Cabin Marker

Looking east on Post Oak Tritt Road, toward the city of Roswell

Photographed by David Seibert, July 16, 2010

4. Power-Jackson Cabin Marker

Looking west on Post Oak Tritt Road

Power-Jackson Cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, July 16, 2010

5. Power-Jackson Cabin

Photographed by David Seibert, July 16, 2010

6. Power-Jackson Cabin

Photographed by David Seibert, July 16, 2010

7. Power-Jackson Cabin

Photographed by Hayden Anderson, March 29, 2024

8. Power-Jackson Cabin Marker

Front Porch Collapse and general degradation (Perseveration Efforts Underway)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 4,380 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 20, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 8. submitted on May 29, 2024, by Hayden Anderson of Powder Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.