Cobb

131 historical markers in Georgia

"Oakton"

OAKTON". Ante-bellum residence of John R. Wilder.

16th A.C. to Roswell

16TH A.C. TO ROSWELL.

1916 Glover Machine Works Locomotive

Marietta, GA

1916 GLOVER MACHINE WORKS LOCOMOTIVE.

Advance of 17th A.C. Toward the River

ADVANCE OF 17TH A.C. TOWARD THE RIVER.

Army of the Tennessee at Roswell

ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE AT ROSWELL.

Battle of Kolb's Farm

BATTLE OF KOLB'S FARM June 22, 1864.

Battle of Kolb's Farm

BATTLE OF KOLB'S FARM June 22, 1864.

Battle of Kolb's Farm

BATTLE OF KOLB'S FARM June 22, 1864.

Battle of Kolb's Farm

BATTLE OF KOLB'S FARM June 22, 1864.

Battle of Pine Knob

Hamilton Rd. at Kennesaw Due West Rd. text of marker: "BATTLE OF PINE KNOB June 15, 1864.

Battle of Ruff's Mill

BATTLE OF RUFF'S MILL.

Battle of Smyrna

Smyrna, GA

BATTLE OF SMYRNA. July 3, 1864.

Big Shanty

Kennesaw, GA

BIG SHANTY. In 1838-41, a construction camp of laborers, grading & building the State R. R., was located at the spring approximately 250...

Blue Star Memorial Highway historical marker (Cobb County)

Marietta, GA

BLUE STAR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.

Brushy Mountain Line

BRUSHY MOUNTAIN LINE.

Camp Mc Donald

CAMP McDONALD. To the east were the parade grounds and tents of Camp McDonald, established by Governor Joseph E. Brown, June 1861, to...

Captain Peter Simonson

CAPTAIN PETER SIMONSON 5th Indiana Battery.

Causey-Maxham House

Austell, GA

CAUSEY-MAXHAM HOUSE c. 1840.

Cheatham Hill

CHEATHAM HILL. The intrenched line of the Confederate Army of Tenn.

Cherokee Land Lottery

Marietta, GA

CHEROKEE LAND LOTTERY Oct. 1832-Apr. 1833.

Cherokee Treaty

Marietta, GA

CHEROKEE TREATY MAY 6, 1828.

Civil War Action Around Latimer's Farm

CIVIL WAR ACTION AROUND LATIMER'S FARM.

Clarkdale Historic District

Clarkdale, GA

CLARKDALE HISTORIC DISTRICT c. 1931.

Clem Greene Schoolhouse

CLEM GREENE SCHOOLHOUSE Clem Greene (1829-1889), First Lieut., Cobb's Cavalry (1861-1865), a stern, firm man, built the first schoolhouse...

Coats & Clark Thread Mill

Clarkdale, GA

COATS & CLARK THREAD MILL 1931-1983.

Collins Springs Primitive Baptist Church

COLLINS SPRINGS PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH c. 1866 Founded circa 1850, the original church was destroyed in 1864 by the Federal Army and...

Confederate Cemetery

Marietta, GA

CONFEDERATE CEMETERY.

Confederate Cemetery

Marietta, GA

CONFEDERATE CEMETERY.

Dallas-Acworth Road

DALLAS - ACWORTH ROAD.

Darby Plantation

Cobb County, GA

DARBY PLANTATION. The old Marietta Rd. joined the Sandtown Rd. here - 1864.

Due West Community

DUE WEST COMMUNITY. Site of Gilgal Primitive Baptist Church, a log structure and prominent landmark during military operations, June...

Durham House

H'dq'rs of Brig. Gen. Absalom Baird, commanding 3d Div., 14th A. C., Army of the Cumberland, [US] June 6-10, 1864.

Federal 15th Corps

FEDERAL 15TH CORPS. June 19, 1864.

Federal Troops Occupy Marietta

Marietta, GA

FEDERAL TROOPS OCCUPY MARIETTA, 1864.

Federal, Confederate Lines

FEDERAL, CONFEDERATE LINES, JUNE 22, 27, 1864.

Federals Halted by Johnston's River Line

FEDERALS HALTED BY JOHNSTON'S RIVER LINE.

First Marked Burial (Side 1)

Smyrna, GA

FIRST MARKED BURIAL Elijah H. Fleming Sept. 25, 1802 - April 8, 1848.

First Marked Burial (Side 2)

Smyrna, GA

FIRST MARKED BURIAL Elijah H. Fleming Sept. 25, 1802 - April 8, 1848 (Continued from other side).

Five Federal Brigades

FIVE FEDERAL BRIGADES.

Founder's Lot

Marietta, GA

FOUNDER'S LOT WILLIAM HARRIS.

Gantt House

Marietta, GA

GANTT HOUSE c. 1880.

Garrard & Newton Move On Roswell

GARRARD & NEWTON MOVE ON ROSWELL.

Garrard's Cavalry at Roswell

GARRARD'S CAVALRY AT ROSWELL.

Gen. J.E. Johnston's Headquarters

Cobb County, GA

GEN. J. E. JOHNSTON'S HEADQUARTERS.

Gen. O. O. Howard's Headquarters

GEN. O. O. HOWARD'S HEADQUARTERS.

General George H. Thomas' Headquarters

GEN. GEORGE H. THOMAS' HEADQUARTERS Army of the Cumberland (USA) June 24 - July 3, 1864.

Georgia Military Institute

Marietta, GA

GEORGIA MILITARY INSTITUTE 1851-1864.

Georgia Militia on Turner's Ferry Rd.

GEORGIA MILITIA ON TURNER'S FERRY RD. Gen. Gustavus W. Smith's Georgia Militia & Gen. L. S. Ross' cav.

Green Plantation

GREEN PLANTATION. Polk's Corps [CS] having held the sector centering on Lost Mountain, June 5-9, was withdrawn E., leaving Gen. W.H....

Hardee's Corps at Powder Springs

HARDEE'S CORPS AT POWDER SPRINGS.

Hardee's Salient

HARDEE'S SALIENT. June 16, 1864.

Here Johnston's River Line Crossed the River Rd.

HERE JOHNSTON'S RIVER LINE CROSSED THE RIVER RD. July 5, 1864.

Hightower Trail

HIGHTOWER TRAIL. Already a well-established route in the 1700s, the Hightower Trail was a major Indian thoroughfare and part of a network...

Historic Dickson House

HISTORIC DICKSON HOUSE c. 1841.

Hood & Hardee Withdraw E. to R. R.

HOOD & HARDEE WITHDRAW E. TO R. R. New Hope & Gilgal Church Road.

Hood's Corps at Battle of Ruff's Mill

HOOD'S CORPS AT BATTLE OF RUFF'S MILL.

Johnston's Line East of Kennesaw

Marietta, GA

JOHNSTON'S LINE EAST OF KENNESAW.

Johnston's River Line

JOHNSTON'S RIVER LINE.

Joseph Emerson Brown Park

Marietta, GA

JOSEPH EMERSON BROWN PARK.

Judge Debra Halpern Bernes

Cobb County Courthouse, corner of Washington Avenue and Haynes Street in Marietta text of marker: "JUDGE DEBRA HALPERN BERNES October 15,...

Kennesaw Battlefield

KENNESAW BATTLEFIELD.

Kennesaw House

Marietta, GA

KENNESAW HOUSE. In ante-bellum days, this hotel was a summer resort for planters attracted by the gay social activities of the town.

Lady in Black

Marietta, GA

LADY IN BLACK. This memorial to Mary Annie Gartrell (1853-1906) was erected by her grieving sister Lucy (1863-1954).

Lemon Street Grammar School and High School

LEMON STREET GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL.

Leo Frank Lynching

Marietta, GA

Leo Frank Lynching. Near this location on August 17, 1915, Leo M. Frank, the Jewish superintendent of the National Pencil Company in...

Logan's 15th A.C. Line

LOGAN'S 15TH A.C. LINE.

Lost Mountain Cross-Roads

LOST MOUNTAIN CROSS-ROADS.

Main Confederate Battle Line

MAIN CONFEDERATE BATTLE LINE June 1-17, 1864.

Marietta Campground

MARIETTA CAMPGROUND.

Mary Phagan

Marietta, GA

MARY PHAGAN. Celebrated in song as "Little Mary Phagan" after her murder at age 13 on April 26, 1913 in Atlanta.

Mazie Whitfield Nelson (Side 1)

Smyrna, GA

MAZIE WHITFIELD NELSON Jan. 1, 1890 - Feb. 2, 1977.

Mazie Whitfield Nelson (Side 2)

Smyrna, GA

MAZIE WHITFIELD NELSON Jan. 1, 1890 - Feb. 2, 1977 (Continued from other side) by the Atlanta Northern Railway electric streetcar.

Mc Cook's Brigade

McCOOK'S BRIGADE E. on the ridge beyond the valley is the Illinois memorial to Col. Dan McCook's brigade.

Mc Leod Vault

Marietta, GA

McLEOD VAULT. Built in the style of coastal burial chambers in 1854 by Savannah planter Francis Harris McLeod (1784-1864), an investor in...

Military Action at Gilgal Church

MILITARY ACTION AT GILGAL CHURCH.

Nesbitt-Union Chapel Ruins

Powder Springs Road opposite Chapel Drive (by CVS) text of marker: "NESBITT-UNION CHAPEL RUINS c. 1880.

Old Sandtown Road

OLD SANDTOWN ROAD. 1.5 Mi. N.W. is the site of old Gilgal Primitive Baptist Ch.

Old Zion Heritage Museum

OLD ZION HERITAGE MUSEUM.

Peachtree Trail

PEACHTREE TRAIL. The Indians knew this trail as the route from the heart of the Cherokee Nation to Standing Peachtree, Creek village that...

Peters-Davenport House

Acworth, GA

PETERS-DAVENPORT HOUSE circa 1838.

Pine Mountain

PINE MOUNTAIN. June 10, 1864.

Powder Springs Road

POWDER SPRINGS ROAD JUNE - JULY, 1864.

Power-Jackson Cabin

POWER-JACKSON CABIN c. 1830.

Power's Ferry

POWER'S FERRY. Established 1835 by James Power, (1790-1870).

Residence of Alice Mc Clellan Birney

Marietta, GA

RESIDENCE OF ALICE McCLELLAN BIRNEY (1872 - 1884).

Rev. Thomas Milton Allen

Marietta, GA

REV. THOMAS MILTON ALLEN.

Riverview Carousel

RIVERVIEW CAROUSEL. CONSTRUCTED 1908 HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE...

Robert Mc Afee House

ROBERT McAFEE HOUSE.

Ross' Headquarters

ROSS' HEADQUARTERS. Brig. Gen. L. S. Ross, commanding the Texas brigade of Brig. Gen. Wm.

Route of Polk's Corps

ROUTE OF POLK'S CORPS.

S. V. Sanford

Marietta, GA

S. V. SANFORD. "The greatest friend Univ.

Site - Lacy Hotel

Kennesaw, GA

SITE - LACY HOTEL. Eastward across R. R. stood the 2-story frame hotel, leased by George M. Lacy in 1859 - an eating house for passengers...

Site - Mason's Bridge

SITE - MASON'S BRIDGE.

Site - Moon's Station

SITE - MOON'S STATION.

Site of Old Allatoona Church

SITE OF OLD ALLATOONA CHURCH.

Site of the Dickson House

SITE OF THE DICKSON HOUSE June 15, 1864.

Site: Hardy Pace's Res. Howard's Headquarters

Vinings, GA

SITE: HARDY PACE'S RES.

Site: Wm. Moss House

SITE: WM. MOSS HOUSE.

Slave Lot

Marietta, GA

SLAVE LOT. The only slave burial ground in any major white Georgia cemetery.

Smyrna Memorial Cemetery (Side 1)

Smyrna, GA

SMYRNA MEMORIAL CEMETERY.

Smyrna Memorial Cemetery (Side 2)

Smyrna, GA

SMYRNA MEMORIAL CEMETERY (Continued from other side).

Smyrna-Ruff's Mill Confederate Line

Smyrna, GA

SMYRNA-RUFF'S MILL CONFEDERATE LINE.

Smyrna's First Mayor (Side 1)

Smyrna, GA

SMYNRA'S FIRST MAYOR John C. Moore Aug. 16, 1830 - May 10, 1897.

Smyrna's First Mayor (Side 2)

Smyrna, GA

SMYNRA'S FIRST MAYOR John C. Moore Aug. 16, 1830 - May 10, 1897 (Continued from other side) campground which had been established here in...

Soap Creek Paper Mills

SOAP CREEK PAPER MILLS.

Stewart's Corps at Big Shanty

Kennesaw, GA

STEWART'S CORPS AT BIG SHANTY.

Summers House

SUMMERS HOUSE. Ante-bellum res.

Sweet Water Town Site

Austell, GA

SWEET WATER TOWN SITE.

The 14th & 20th A. C. Cross at Pace's Ferry

THE 14TH & 20TH A. C. CROSS AT PACE'S FERRY.

The 23d Corps at Soap Creek

THE 23D CORPS AT SOAP CREEK.

The 4th Corps at Vining's Station

Vinings, GA

THE 4TH CORPS AT VINING'S STATION.

The 4th Corps Posted Along the River

THE 4TH CORPS POSTED ALONG THE RIVER.

The Andrews Raid

Kennesaw, GA

THE ANDREWS RAID. About 6 A.M., April 12, 1862, a Federal spy & contraband merchant, James J. Andrews, of Ky.

The Archibald Howell Home

Marietta, GA

THE ARCHIBALD HOWELL HOME.

The Errant Pontoon Bridge: Paces Ferry

THE ERRANT PONTOON BRIDGE: PACE'S FERRY.

The Extended Right

THE EXTENDED RIGHT. July 3, 1864.

The General

Kennesaw, GA

THE GENERAL. This is the original locomotive made famous by its participation in the Andrews Raid of April 12, 1862.

The Hargrove House

THE HARGROVE HOUSE. Ante-bellum residence of Asbury Hargrove 1809-1879.

The Mable House

THE MABLE HOUSE. Ante-bellum res.

The March of Mc Pherson's Army

THE MARCH OF McPHERSON'S ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE TO ROSWELL.

The March to Soap Creek

THE MARCH TO SOAP CREEK.

The Mitchell House

THE MITCHELL HOUSE. Ante-bellum res.

The Reversed Trench

THE REVERSED TRENCH Pine Knob Battle.

The River Patrol & Cochran's Ford

THE RIVER PATROL & COCHRAN'S FORD.

The Wm. Nickols House

THE WM. NICKOLS HOUSE.

Toward the River

TOWARD THE RIVER. During the 5 days when Army of the Tennessee headquarters were here, the troops of the 15th & 17th A. C. [US] were...

Turner's, Howell's Baker's & Sandtown Ferries

Mableton, GA

TURNER'S, HOWELL'S BAKER'S & SANDTOWN FERRIES.

UDC and Kennesaw House

Marietta, GA

UDC AND KENNESAW HOUSE.

UNited Distributors

Smyrna, GA

United Distributors.

William Root

Marietta, GA

WILLIAM ROOT. Beloved merchant, druggist, and Episcopalian, he helped found St. James in 1842; in 1844 he built his home across from the...

Wm. G. Mc Adoo's Birthplace

WM. G McADOO'S BIRTHPLACE.

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