Historical Marker

Cook & Brother Armory Building

Athens · Athens-Clarke County · Erected 2005

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The Story

English brothers Ferdinand and Francis Cook fled New Orleans to build this riverside armory in 1862, turning out Enfield-pattern rifles as one of the Confederacy's largest private arms makers.

About this site

Cook & Brother Armory Building is a historical marker in Athens, Athens-Clarke County, erected in 2005. It is one of 105 historical markers documented in Athens-Clarke County, among 141 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.9583, -83.3661 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cook & Brother Confederate Armory (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Mill Products, A View to History, and Chapters in Athens Heritage.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.9583, -83.3661 · Athens, Athens-Clarke County

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