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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Bartow County, Georgia

 
Clickable Map of Bartow County, Georgia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Bartow County, GA (175) Cherokee County, GA (9) Cobb County, GA (255) Floyd County, GA (43) Gordon County, GA (75) Paulding County, GA (46) Pickens County, GA (13) Polk County, GA (26)  BartowCounty(175) Bartow County (175)  CherokeeCounty(9) Cherokee County (9)  CobbCounty(255) Cobb County (255)  FloydCounty(43) Floyd County (43)  GordonCounty(75) Gordon County (75)  PauldingCounty(46) Paulding County (46)  PickensCounty(13) Pickens County (13)  PolkCounty(26) Polk County (26)
Cartersville is the county seat for Bartow County
Adjacent to Bartow County, Georgia
Cherokee County (9)  ►
Cobb County (255)  ►
Floyd County (43)  ►
Gordon County (75)  ►
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1 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Adairsville — Adairsville, Georgia —
Adairsville had its beginning in Oothcaloga Valley, two miles north of the present site. It was named for Cherokee Indian Chief John Adair, the son of a Scottish trader and a Cherokee Princess. Adairsville moved in 1848 to Adair Station . . . — — Map (db m227027) HM
2 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Adairsville — 008-30 — Barnsley’s —
A unique, ante-bellum plantation, established by Godfrey Barnsley in the 1850’s. Maj. Gen. J. B. McPherson’s H’dq’rs. [US], May 18, 1864. K. Garrard’s cav. [US], via Hermitage, arrived at noon. A detachment (Minty’s brigade) sent S. . . . — — Map (db m40812) HM
3 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Adairsville — 008-28 — Federal Armies at Adairsville —
May 18, 1864, The 4th, 14th & 20th Corps (Army of the Cumberland) [US] together with the 15th &16th corps (Army of the Tennessee) [US] reached Adairsville from Resaca, at noon. Sherman convinced that all of Johnston's forces had gone to Kingston & . . . — — Map (db m13235) HM
4 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Adairsville — 008-48 — Historic Trimble House — ← 2 mi. —
About 2 miles N. is the plantation home of Augustus Crawford Trimble, pioneer settler, member of the Home Guard, and businessman of Adairsville. A son, serving in the 1st Georgia Cavalry under Gen. Joe Wheeler, engaged the enemy on the plantation. . . . — — Map (db m12419) HM
5 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Adairsville — Joe P. Bowdoin, M.D. — May 7, 1866 – Aug. 6, 1942 —
[Top] City mayor-council many years. Founded city public schools. Founded city water works. Co-founder & V.P., Georgia Brick Company. President, Bank of Adairsville. Owner-editor Adairsville Banner. Owner, Bowdoin Drug . . . — — Map (db m228042) HM
6 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Adairsville — 008-27 — Johnston's Army at Adairsville —
May 18, 1864. The three corps of the Confederate Army, on reaching Adairsville from Resaca, moved by two roads to Cassville. Hood's & Polk's corps marched S. on old U.S.41 Highway: Hardee's corps took direct road to Kingston W. & parallel to the . . . — — Map (db m13233) HM
7 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Adairsville — Major John Lewis — Born in Va. 1757 — Died in Ga. 1840 —
A Revolutionary soldier volunteer under Capt. Marks of Charlottesville, Va. Part of the time he belonged to the regiment that was detailed as a body guard to General LaFayette. He was in all the principle battles fought in New Jersey, Penn. and . . . — — Map (db m87052) HM WM
8 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Adairsville — 008-29 — McPherson’s Troops March to Barnsley’s —
May 18th, 1864. Logan’s 15th A.C. of the Army of the Tennessee [US] left Adairsville in afternoon, following the 4th & 14th A.C. [US] as far as this point, where it turned S.W. to Barnsley Gardens, where it joined K. Garrard’s Cavalry [US]. . . . — — Map (db m40466) HM
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9 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Adairsville — 008-2 — Mosteller's Mills —
Five miles NE on State Highway 140 - a notable plantation and manufacturing center of the 1860's. The Federal 23rd Corps, left wing of Sherman's forces [US] marching southward from Resaca, having crossed at Field's Mill, Coosawattee River, enroute . . . — — Map (db m13231) HM
10 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Adairsville — 008-1 — Original Site Adairsville — 1830’s —
May 17, 1864, Johnston’s forces (CSA) retreated S. From Resaca and paused here on an E. - W. line, the intention being to make a stand against the Federals in close pursuit. Finding the position untenable due to width of Oothcaloga Valley, Johnston . . . — — Map (db m87049) HM
11 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Adairsville — The Great Locomotive Chase —
April 12, 1862: James J. Andrews led Union spies in an espionage scheme to destroy the Western & Atlantic Railroad and thus disrupt a vital supply line for the Confederacy. Andrews' Raiders stole a train, The General, 50 miles south of . . . — — Map (db m87053) HM
12 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Allatoona — 4th Minnesota Regimental Headquarters —
On this site stood a wood frame "dog-trot" style house that served as the regimental headquarters for the 4th Minnesota Regiment, the permanent Federal garrison at Allatoona under the command of Lieutenant Colonel John E. Tourtellotte. Here . . . — — Map (db m87376) HM
13 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Allatoona — A Demand For Surrender —
On the morning of October 5, 1864, following a two hour bombardment from Major John D. Myrick's Confederate artillery on Moore's Hill located 1,200 yards to the south, Confederate Major General Samuel G. French sent his adjutant, Major David W. . . . — — Map (db m193681) HM
14 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Allatoona — 008-44 — Allatoona Pass —
Allatoona was in pioneer days a travel hub, because ridges from east and south met here where it was fairly easy to cross the Allatoona Mountain range by winding over a low ridge, or pass. The Sandtown or Tennessee Road from the south, and the . . . — — Map (db m13843) HM
15 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Allatoona — 16 — Allatoona Pass — Formidable — Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails —
The Western & Atlantic Railroad, running from Chattanooga to Atlanta, “winds Southeasterly among the hills, and...penetrates a minor ridge and emerges from a cut” recalled a Federal officer. The ruggedness of Allatoona Pass . . . — — Map (db m142914) HM
16 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Allatoona — Assault On The Star Fort —
By 11:00 a.m., after overrunning Rowett's Redoubt, the Confederate attack swept up this hill from the west and the north, forcing the Federals to retreat inside the Star Fort. As the last of the fleeing Federals entered the fort, a three-inch . . . — — Map (db m87383) HM
17 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Allatoona — 008-6 — Battle of Allatoona — October 5, 1864 —
After artillery firing and repeated assaults by French's troops, [CS] the Federals made a final stand in the star fort W. of rock cut. Failing to dislodge the defenders, French retreated to New Hope Church in Paulding County. French's division . . . — — Map (db m13936) HM
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18 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Allatoona — Confederate Withdrawal —
"A shout of triumph rolled over those fields … Men grasped hands and shouted … and embraced each other. The wounded joined in the delirium of rejoicing. The dying looked to the Flag, still proudly floating above these hills…" History of . . . — — Map (db m87386) HM
19 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Allatoona — Federal Trenches —
During the night of October 4, Federal troops anxiously awaited in their defenses for the attack they knew would come. Harvey M. Trimble at the 93rd Illinois Regiment recalled: "That night the command slept under arms. All knew that . . . — — Map (db m87379) HM
20 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Allatoona — Grave of the Unknown Hero —
Local families once recalled that a few days after the battle, a wooden box addressed "Allatoona, Georgia" arrived at the station with no information as to its origin. Six local women found a deceased Confederate soldier in the box and buried . . . — — Map (db m87382) HM
21 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Allatoona — Iowa —
They Died so that our Nation Might Live 39th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Brigadier General John Corse of Iowa commanded victorious Federal forces at Allatoona Pass October 5, 1864 Reverse: 39th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Fallen soldiers at . . . — — Map (db m240086) HM WM
22 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Allatoona — Military Service Road —
The Federal defenses at Allatoona included a military service road that crossed the Tennessee Wagon Road at this point. The military road connected the fortified positions at the Eastern Redoubt on the right side with positions closer to the . . . — — Map (db m87373) HM
23 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Allatoona — Military Service Road —
The Federal defense at Allatoona included a military service road that crossed the Tennessee Wagon Road-noted by a star on the map. The Military Service Road connected the fortified positions of the Eastern Redoubt to the headquarters of the 4th . . . — — Map (db m142956) HM
24 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Allatoona — Refuge From Deadly Fire —
Small contingents of the 35th and 39th Mississippi took refuge in the deep gully to the right where they could neither advance up the slope nor retreat for fear of being shot in the back. There they remained until the battle ended; they surrendered . . . — — Map (db m252894) HM
25 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Allatoona — Tennessee Wagon Road —
The Tennessee Wagon Road was a heavily traveled route that passed through the Allatoona Mountain Range. It traversed north to Chattanooga and south to Sandtown, which was located on the Chattahoochee River just west of Atlanta. As it ran south . . . — — Map (db m143025) HM
26 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Allatoona — The Allatoona Mountain Range —
The Allatoona Mountain range is the southernmost spur of the Appalachian Mountains. Years before the war, Lieutenant William T. Sherman spent time surveying this area for the U.S. Army; therefore, he understood the formidable military defense . . . — — Map (db m87374) HM
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27 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Allatoona — The Battle of Allatoona Pass —
Allatoona Pass is the site of a significant and bloody Civil War battle that took place after the fall of Atlanta in September 1864. With no city to defend, the Confederate Army retreated from Atlanta and began a new tactic of attacking Federal . . . — — Map (db m87341) HM
28 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Allatoona — The Crow's Nest —
At this approximate location stood the Crow's Nest, a sixty-foot tall Georgia Pine surmounted by a signal platform. Before and after the battle, information to General Sherman was sent by signal flag communication from this platform to signal . . . — — Map (db m87378) HM
29 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Allatoona — The Deep Cut —
The immediate level, directly below the top, is a berm or shoulder excavated to prevent earth from falling into the cut and blocking the tracks and corresponds to the top of the rock strata. Beyond this berm, the Western and Atlantic Railroad . . . — — Map (db m87372) HM
30 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Allatoona — The Eastern Redoubt —
The eastern redoubt was constructed with six-foot tall earth parapets and a six-foot deep ditch surrounding the fort on all sides. Gun embrasures allowed cannon to be fired at the enemy from this defensive position. Under the command of . . . — — Map (db m87377) HM
31 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Allatoona — The Foot Bridge —
At this point, a crude wooden bridge spanned the cut about 90 feet above the railroad tracks. It was constructed by felling two pine trees across the cut, planking over them and adding a handrail. During the battle, Private Edwin R. Fullington . . . — — Map (db m87380) HM
32 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Allatoona — The Memorial Field —
This battlefield, along with its memorial ground, is dedicated to the Union and Confederate forces that fought here on October 5, 1864. During the battle, units representing five Union states and six Confederate states were present. Most of the . . . — — Map (db m276672) HM
33 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Allatoona — The Railroad —
Chartered by the State of Georgia in 1837, workmen completed the Western & Atlantic Railroad in 1850 over a winding 137-mile route from Atlanta, Georgia, to Chattanooga, Tennessee. At Allatoona, massive quantities of earth and stone were removed . . . — — Map (db m87344) HM
34 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Allatoona — Wartime Allatoona —
In 1866, George N. Barnard photographed Allatoona looking north from approximately the same location as this marker. The Western & Atlantic Railroad from Atlanta to Chattanooga penetrated the Allatoona Mountain range at this point through a 175 . . . — — Map (db m276671) HM
35 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Allatoona — Welcome to Allatoona Pass Battlefield —
The Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites, Redtop Mountain State Park, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Friends of Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites, and the Etowah Valley Historical Society welcome you to Allatoona Pass Battlefield. . . . — — Map (db m87340) HM
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36 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Atco — 008-3 — Pettit Creek — Camp Site, Federal 23d Corps. —
Johnston’s forces [CS] retreated southward from Cassville along this road, to Allatoona Mountains, south of the Etowah, May 20, 1864. They were immediately followed by Schofield’s 23d Corps, [US] which encamped in this vicinity. While here, troops . . . — — Map (db m21679) HM
37 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — A Bench By The Road —
There is no place you or I can go, to think about or not think about, to summon the presences of, or recollect the absences of slaves; nothing that reminds us of the ones who made the journey and of those who did not make it. There is . . . — — Map (db m273603) HM
38 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — A Chiefly Village on the Etowah — Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site —
Etowah’s village increased and decreased in size and population throughout its 600 years of occupation. Village residents supplied the labor that supported the society’s elite. They raised crops, hunted and fished, built mounds and palisades, . . . — — Map (db m250027) HM
39 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — A Return to Native Grasses — Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site —
Native Grasses Planted at Etowah Etowah's current grassy landscape was far different in appearance in the days when Indians inhabited this area. Early settlers introduced European livestock forage grasses which soon seeded the entire . . . — — Map (db m250167) HM
40 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Alabama / Kolb's Battery — The Yellowhammer State / —
Alabama “For the noble dead the army mourns. A nation mourns for the living. Honor and respect will await them wherever they shall be known as faithful soldiers who have for their dearest rights so often gone through the fires of battle and . . . — — Map (db m277721) HM WM
41 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Amos T. Akerman —
Lawyer, U.S. Attorney for District of Georgia, 1869-70; U.S. Attorney General, 1870-71. Born Portsmouth, N.H., February 23, 1821; died in Cartersville, Georgia, December 21, 1880; buried Oak Hill Cemetery. Served as Confederate soldier in Georgia . . . — — Map (db m60385) HM
42 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Amos T. Akerman — 1821-1880 —
Lawyer, U.S. Attorney for District of Georgia, 1869-70; U.S. Attorney General, 1870-71. Born Portsmouth, N.H., February 23, 1821; died in Cartersville, Georgia, December 21, 1880; buried Oak Hill Cemetery. Served as Confederate soldier in Georgia . . . — — Map (db m190656) HM
43 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — 8-2 — Amos T. Akerman (1821-1880) —
Amos Tappan Akerman, born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, graduated from Dartmouth College and moved south. While tutoring the children of US Senator and former US Attorney General John Macpherson Berrien in Savannah, Akerman studied law and became an . . . — — Map (db m171181) HM
44 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Art in Bartow —
Art in Bartow: This painting represents the four areas of the arts taught in schools under the National Standard for The Arts drama, dance, visual arts and music. Four local artists incorporated Bartow County images into iconic paintings by . . . — — Map (db m273580) HM
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45 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Asa Griggs Candler —
Asa G. Candler, founder of the Coca-Cola Company, moved from Carroll County, Georgia to Cartersville and served as an apprentice to learn the apothecary profession. He studied under Dr. John Best and Dr. William Kirkpatrick between 1870 and 1873 on . . . — — Map (db m190704) HM
46 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — 008-43 — Bartow County —
Originally Cass, Bartow County was created by Act of Dec. 3, 1832 from Cherokee County. The name was changed Dec. 6, 1861 to honor Gen. Francis S. Bartow (1816-1861), Confederate political leader and soldier, who fell mortally wounded at the First . . . — — Map (db m40585) HM
47 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Bartow County Confederate Monument —
(Southeast side) Our Soldiers (Southwest side) CSA Erected by the Daughters of the Confederacy In honor of the men, of Bartow County who served in the army of the Confederate States of . . . — — Map (db m273859) WM
48 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Bartow County Veterans Memorial —
World War I Carl Boyd • Burton Paul Bradley • Robert A. Burns • James Wesley Butler • Wm. Ed Champion • Cecil R. Cline • Tip Cox • Willie Cox • Lonnie C. Crow • Ralph Raiford Davis • Homer Easley • Thomas E. Everett • Samuel G. Harmon • . . . — — Map (db m273643) WM
49 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — 008-41 — Battle of Allatoona —
After the fall of Atlanta, hoping Sherman would follow, Hood moved his Confederate army north, sending French’s Division to fill the railroad cut at Allatoona, and burn the railroad bridge over the Etowah River, to hamper Sherman’s movement. . . . — — Map (db m21843) HM
50 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Been Working on the Railroad —
Folksong: Been Working on the Railroad By 1840, the Western & Atlantic Railroad started building rail operations locally. The train depot was completed in 1854. Historians document that hundreds of enslaved persons were both owned and . . . — — Map (db m283306) HM
51 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — ca. 1930 Whitcomb 15-ton Model 15DM4 Locomotive —
This small locomotive is known as a "dinky." It has three speeds forward and three speeds backward, and it could either pull or push open cars called gondolas. The dinky was used to transport barite ore from the mine at New Riverside Ochre to the . . . — — Map (db m269445) HM
52 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — ca. 1960 Euclid Dump Truck —
This 10-ton Euclid dump truck could haul 6˝ cubic yards of material. It worked at New Riverside Ochre, a local barite mine, and was used to haul ore to a railroad dumping ramp. The ore was then transferred into open-top rail cars called gondolas. . . . — — Map (db m269451) HM
53 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — ca. 1997 HD785-3 Komatsu Dump Truck —
This large dump truck was used in the gold mines of Nevada. It is classed as a 100-ton truck. Large trucks such as these are essential to the mining industry, the largest of which can haul 327 tons. A truck this big cannot travel on the . . . — — Map (db m269456) HM
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54 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Charles H. Smith - "Bill Arp" — 1826-1903 —
Lawyer, journalist, humorist. Born Lawrenceville, Georgia, June 15, 1826; died Cartersville, Georgia, [August] 24, 1903. Major in Confederate Army, former Mayor of Rome, Georgia. Writing career started in 1861 under pen name “Bill Arp". A . . . — — Map (db m190672) HM
55 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Chief Justice Robert Benham —
Lawyer; Justice, Georgia Court of Appeals; Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia. Born September 25, 1946. First African American Lawyer to practice law in Cartersville, Bartow County: and to serve as President of Bartow County Bar Association. . . . — — Map (db m190660) HM
56 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Corra Harris — 1869-1935 —
Author. Born Elbert County, Georgia, May 17, 1869; died Atlanta, Georgia, February 7, 1935; buried at "In the Valley", Bartow County, Georgia. Wrote 28 novels, including "Circuit Rider's Wife," upon which the move "I'd Climb the Highest Mountain" . . . — — Map (db m190666) HM
57 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Ebenezer Methodist Church —
occupied this site for many years Moved to Cartersville in 1848 Now the "Sam Jones Memorial Methodist Church" — — Map (db m190705) HM
58 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Etowah —
Four miles east, in the gorge of the Etowah River, are the picturesque ruins of the once flourishing town of Etowah, developed by Mark Cooper around his iron furnace and rolling mill. The furnace was built in 1844, following one built in 1837 on . . . — — Map (db m56315) HM
59 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — 008-54 — Etowah (Tumlin) Mounds —
For over 100 years Etowah Indian Mounds were the Tumlin Mounds. In 1832 Col. Lewis Tumlin came to Cass County (Bartow) and drew the land lot that contained the mounds. Col. Tumlin served as county sheriff from 1834 to 1840. As young soldiers, Gen. . . . — — Map (db m13471) HM
60 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — 008-47 — Etowah and the War —
The Confederacy sought iron and munitions eagerly, which quickly brought prosperity to Etowah. Patriotic key workers, though exempt from army duty, enlisted, and loss of their skill hampered production. Mark Cooper sold the works in 1862. In the . . . — — Map (db m56318) HM
61 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Etowah Mounds —
Etowah Mounds has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the . . . — — Map (db m277869) HM
62 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Etowah Valley Plantation —
On this site from 1844-1879 stood the plantation of Maj. John Sharpe Rowland and Frances Lewis Rowland. The plantation comprised some 2,500 acres. Rowland’s Ferry was located just northeast of here at the mouth of Pettit’s Creek. The Rowlands also . . . — — Map (db m68747) HM
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63 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Etowah’s Past, Present, and Future — Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site —
Based on archaeological findings, early written descriptions, and their imagination, many artists have sketched their view of Etowah. This view from the top of Mound A illustrates a tribal chief greeting his villagers, gathered on the plaza below at . . . — — Map (db m250250) HM
64 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Etowah’s River Cane — Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site —
Early explorers to the Southeast described vast stands of Arundinaria or river cane. Called canebrakes, these stands were especially common in river lowlands and often covered thousands of hectares (2.471 acres per hectare). Canebreaks provided . . . — — Map (db m250038) HM
65 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Etowah’s Wattle and Daub House — Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site —
Beginning in April of 2008, American Indians, Etowah staff, and volunteers constructed this wattle and daub house. Reminiscent of those that once covered this site between 1250 and 1325 AD, it was constructed using upright posts with woven green . . . — — Map (db m249970) HM
66 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Farish Carter — 1780-1861 —
Planter, land speculator, entrepreneur. Born South Carolina, November 24, 1780; died Milledgeville, Georgia, July 2, 1861. Never lived in Cartersville, Georgia, but it is named in his honor. He has been cited as the richest landowner and . . . — — Map (db m190661) HM
67 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — 008-45 — Federal Fort —
Atop the hill to the east was a fort that protected the river bridge, part of the rail line which enabled Sherman to supply his army during the Atlanta Campaign. The rail line has been moved downstream, but piers in the river mark the site of the . . . — — Map (db m10894) HM
68 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — 008-14 — Felton Home —
Dr. William H. Felton and his wife, Rebecca Latimer, lived from 1853 until 1905 in the house east of this marker. A physician, minister and noted orator, Dr. Felton was the leader of the Independent Revolt from the State Democratic Party in . . . — — Map (db m13483) HM
69 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — First Painted Coca-Cola Wall —
The first painted wall sign to advertise Coca-Cola was placed on this wall for the Coca-Cola Company in 1894. The sign was restored in 1989. Coca-Cola is a trademark of the Coca-Cola Company. — — Map (db m273594) HM
70 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — First Presbyterian Church —
has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Built 1853 — — Map (db m228035) HM
71 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Flame of Freedom —
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 — — Map (db m273730) WM
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72 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Francis S. Bartow — 1816-1861 —
Lawyer, legislator, soldier. Born Savannah, Georgia, September 6, 1816; died Manassas Battlefield, Virginia, July 21, 1861; buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia. Served two terms in State Legislature and one term in State Senate, from . . . — — Map (db m190659) HM
73 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Friendship Cemetery —
This site was donated by Arnold Milner, owner of a farm on the Etowah River, to be used for a church and cemetery for his family and friends. Friendship Presbyterian Church held its first services here on February 26, 1843. The church met here until . . . — — Map (db m56367) HM
74 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — 008-51 — Friendship Monument —
The nearby marble shaft has the unique distinction of having been erected by a debtor in honor of his creditors. Losses during the panic of 1857 forced Mark A. Cooper, proprietor of the Etowah Iron Works, to offer this property for sale to satisfy a . . . — — Map (db m11627) HM
75 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — General William T. Wofford, CSA — 1824 1884 —
Lawyer, politician, soldier, planter, humanitarian. Born Habersham County, Georgia, June 28, 1824; died Cass Station, Georgia, May 22, 1884. Captain in Mexican War. Georgia Legislator, 1849. Delegate to Georgia Secession Convention, 1861. Voted not . . . — — Map (db m190698) HM
76 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Georgia Farm Bureau —
(Top side) At this location in 1937 a group of fifty farmers from surrounding counties met to establish what is now known as the Georgia Farm Bureau Federation and began to shape the future of Georgia's number one . . . — — Map (db m273727) HM
77 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — God Bless America — September 11, 2001 — We Will Never Forget —
In Memory & In Honor of Those Who Serve And Protect Our Great Country This memorial given by Frank Perkins, Cartersville Monument Co & Steve Owen, Owen Funeral Home 9-11-2003 — — Map (db m65822) WM
78 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Governor Joe Frank Harris — 1936 - —
Legislator, Georgia Governor. Born February 16, 1936, Atco, Bartow County, Georgia. Elected member of Georgia House of Representatives from several counties, including Bartow County for 18 years, serving as Chairman of the Appropriations . . . — — Map (db m190667) HM
79 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Harris II - Meter Satellite Earth Station Antenna —
Harris II-meter antennas are used worldwide for a variety of applications, including telephone networks, television uplinks, and private networks for corporations and newspapers. This antenna was originally installed in LaGrange, Georgia, in . . . — — Map (db m272397) HM
80 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — 41 D-8 — Home of Sam P. Jones —
Sam P. Jones was born October 16, 1847, in Oak Bowery, Alabama; he moved to Cartersville with his parents in 1856. After his admission to the Georgia Bar in 1868 he married Laura McElwain. In 1872 he was licensed as a Methodist Minister. His . . . — — Map (db m21695) HM
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81 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Horatio A. Luro — 1901-1991 —
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Hall of Fame Trainer. Two Kentucky Derby Winners. Born February 27, 1901, Argentina, died December 16, 1991, buried Oak Hill Cemetery. Inducted into Hall of Fame, November 9, 1980, by Thoroughbred Club of America at . . . — — Map (db m190670) HM
82 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Illinois —
(front) Here loyal men fell defending the United States and Freedom October 5, 1864 The price of victory was 86 killed, 243 wounded, 48 missing Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiments 7th 9th 12th 50th 57th 93rd . . . — — Map (db m277716) HM WM
83 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — In Memory of Private First Class Jerry Wayne Gentry — United States Army — Killed in Action - 9 November 1967 - Republic of Vietnam —
PFC Gentry was a crew member of an M113 Armored Personnel Carrier assigned to B Troop, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry, of the Americal Division in the Republic of Vietnam. While engaged in an assault west of the city of Que Son, his APC was disabled . . . — — Map (db m273631) HM WM
84 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Inside the Star Fort —
The "Star Fort" was constructed of 6-foot high earthworks or parapets, with a 6-foot deep trench completely surrounding the fort. The earthen walls were topped with interlacing railroad ties forming a multi-pointed star, giving the fort its . . . — — Map (db m77959) HM
85 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — John W. Akin — 1850 - 1907 —
Initiated in Cartersville Lodge No. 63 on June 2, 1891, passed on June 30, & raised on Aug. 4, 1891. Was W.M. 1893, 1894, 1899 & 1901. Jr. Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of GA in 1897 & 1898. Judge of Cartersville City Court, President of City . . . — — Map (db m53015) HM
86 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Lottie Moon — 1840-1912 —
Teacher, Missionary to China. Born December 12, 1840, Abermarle County, Virginia. Died December 24, 1912 en route from China at Kobe, Japan, buried Crewe, Virginia. Moved here in 1871 to open Cartersville Female Seminary, which she and Anna C. . . . — — Map (db m190671) HM
87 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Louisiana —
(front) Pointe Coupee Co. A Louisiana Battery Allatoona Pass Oct. 5th 1864 (back) This monument is dedicated to the brave soldiers of Louisiana. They manned the guns and fought mightily at Allatoona Pass on October . . . — — Map (db m277722) HM WM
88 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Major General Pierce Manning Butler Young, CSA — 1836-1896 —
Soldier, politician. Born Spartanburg, South Carolina, November 15, 1836; died New York City, July 6, 1896; buried Oak Hill Cemetery. Resigned from West Point, Class of 1861 to join Confederate Army, roommate of General George Armstrong Custer. Was . . . — — Map (db m190703) HM
89 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Mark A. Cooper — 1800-1865 —
Lawyer, politician, businessman. Born Hancock County, Georgia, April 20, 1800. Died Bartow County, Georgia, March 17, 1885. Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery. Major in U.S. Army during Seminole Wars in 1836. State legislator from Putnam County, . . . — — Map (db m190662) HM
90 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — 008-50 — Mark Anthony Cooper's Iron Works —
These ruins of an old iron furnace built by Moses Stroup are all that remain of Cooper's Iron Works, developed by Mark Anthony Cooper, pioneer industrialist, politician, and farmer. Cooper was born in 1800 near Powelton, Ga. Graduating from S.C. . . . — — Map (db m56319) HM
91 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — 003-8 — Milam's Bridge —
The covered structure over the Etowah here, was burned by Jackson's [CS] Cav. May 21, 1864, the day after Johnston´s [CS] passage of the river at State R.R. Bridge. May 23rd, the 2 pontoon bridges intended for the passage of Schofield's 23d . . . — — Map (db m13840) HM
92 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Minnesota —
(front) In tribute to the officers and men of the Fourth Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, Lt. Col. John E. Tourtellotte, commanding. Who held their ground on October 5, 1864. 11 killed. 33 wounded. (back) 4th Regiment . . . — — Map (db m277715) HM WM
93 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Mississippi —
Honor to those men who fought here on Oct. 5 1864. 4th Reg. Col. Thomas N. Adaire 7th Reg. Capt. J.D. Harris 35th Reg. Col. William S. Barry 36th Reg. Col. William Witherspoon 39th Reg. Col. P.J. Durr 46th Reg. Col. William H. . . . — — Map (db m240088) HM WM
94 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Missouri —
(front) On this field of honor Missouri soldiers of Cockrell's elite brigade fought and died for southern independence. October 5, 1864. 91 killed. C.S.A. (back) Missouri Heroes Killed in Battle Allen, Elijah M • . . . — — Map (db m277874) HM WM
95 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Mound A - Symbol of a Chiefdom — Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site —
Etowah was a Native American chiefdom. Chiefdoms consisted of a highly structured social order and permanent political officers. Kinship rules guided social ranking, and political officers received the right to rule by virtue of birth. As both a . . . — — Map (db m250238) HM
96 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Mound B and Structure 3 — Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site —
Archaeological excavations show that Mound B's first two construction phases took place during Etowah's Late Etowah Period (A.D. 1100 to 1200). This construction resulted in a small platform mound about one half of its final size. After a short . . . — — Map (db m250036) HM
97 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Mound C - Ceremonial Mortuary — Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site —
Much of Etowah's fame derives from impressive Native American art objects recovered from Mound C burials during archaeological excavations. The large quantity of ceremonial goods reveals how village residents participated heavily in the exchange of . . . — — Map (db m250152) HM
98 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — North Carolina — 29th and 39th Infantry Regiments —
(front) In honor of the brave men of the North Carolina 29th and 39th Infantry Regiments who fought and died here in defense of their families, homes, country and for southern independence. (back) Erected by The Georgia . . . — — Map (db m277719) HM WM
99 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Ohio —
(front) The 5th Ohio Cavalry served throughout the Atlanta Campaign. Acting as the eyes of the Union forces, elements of the 5th Ohio were posted to Allatoona on picket and communication duty where they fought in the Battle of Allatoona . . . — — Map (db m277709) HM WM
100 ► Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville — Old Bartow County Courthouse — Circa 1873 —
Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places By the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m60407) HM

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