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

Robert Edward Flournoy, Jr.

September 30, 1930 - August 10, 2003

Photographed by David Seibert, September 11, 2005

1. Robert Edward Flournoy, Jr. Marker

Inscription. Lawyer, Legislator, Mayor, Judge Robert Flournoy moved to Marietta from Atlanta in 1957 to practice law. He served in the Georgia House 1963 – 1965, creating the Cobb State Court. Flournoy founded the Downtown Marietta Development Authority in 1971. As Mayor of Marietta, 1982 – 1986, he oversaw the renovations of Glover Park. In 1987, he became Cobb Superior Court Judge, rising to Chief Judge Cobb Judicial Circuit in 1999, and serving as Senior Judge in 2001 until his death in 2003. He used his keen intelligence, humor, oratory, honesty, courage and vivid personality to uphold the cause of justice, be a unifying force in the community, and serve the common good of all.

Erected by Erected by The Kiwanis Club of Marietta.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1957.

Location. 33° 57.128′ N, 84° 32.854′ W. Marker is in Marietta, Georgia, in Cobb County. It is on Washington Ave. (Georgia Route 120). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 147 Washington Ave, Marietta GA 30060, 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 walking distance of this marker: Judge Debra Halpern Bernes (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cherokee Treaty

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(about 400 feet away); Cobb County (about 700 feet away); Alexander Stephens Clay (about 700 feet away); Old Zion Heritage Museum (approx. 0.2 miles away); UDC and Kennesaw House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kennesaw House (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Kennesaw House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marietta.

Photographed by Judith Barber, August 28, 2011

2. Robert Edward Flournoy, Jr. Marker

Marker is in front of the courthouse in Marietta, GA.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2011, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,233 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 1, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2. submitted on August 29, 2011, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.