Historical Marker

UDC and Kennesaw House

Kennesaw House at the railroad tracks, Marietta · Marietta · Cobb

Georgia marker

Inscription

UDC AND KENNESAW HOUSE. The Kennesaw Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy was organized July 29, 1898, in the parlors of the Kennesaw House on the second floor corner nearest the railroad station. Mrs. R. L. Nesbitt was elected the first president. There were forty women at the meeting. The nucleus of this chapter was the Ladies Memorial Association, formed soon after the close of the war.

The nucleus of that association was the Ladies Aid, who had served the armies and soldiers of the Confederacy in field and in camp. 033-110 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956

Location

AddressKennesaw House at the railroad tracks, Marietta
CityMarietta
CountyCobb
StateGeorgia

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