Historical Marker

William Root

Located in the old Marietta Cemetery in Marietta · Marietta · Cobb

Georgia marker

Inscription

WILLIAM ROOT. Beloved merchant, druggist, and Episcopalian, he helped found St. James in 1842; in 1844 he built his home across from the church. His 1845 drug store on the square was a town social center. The Root home, one of the oldest wooden houses, and a good specimen of early town architecture, now stands at N. Marietta Pkwy. & Polk St. It is open to the public.

[The unnumbered and undated marker has the seal of the city of Marietta at the top]

Location

AddressLocated in the old Marietta Cemetery in Marietta
CityMarietta
CountyCobb
StateGeorgia
Coordinates33.952600, -84.549930

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