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.
Power-Jackson Cabin. c. 1830. 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.
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.
Location. 34° 1.109′ N, 84° 24.817′ W. Marker is in Marietta, Georgia, in Cobb County. Marker 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.
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
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
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
Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 3,342 times since then and 135 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 20, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.