Historical Marker

Cook & Brother Confederate Armory

Athens · Athens-Clarke County · Erected 1955

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The Story

The Cook brothers' Confederate rifle works produced thousands of Enfield-style arms here until 1864, when its workers, formed into a battalion, marched off to fight at Griswoldville, Honey Hill and Savannah.

About this site

Cook & Brother Confederate Armory is a historical marker in Athens, Athens-Clarke County, erected in 1955. 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 33.9586, -83.3660 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cook & Brother Armory Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include A View to History, Mill Products, and River Overview.

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

📍 33.9586, -83.3660 · Athens, Athens-Clarke County

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