Historical Marker

Amos T. Akerman (2012)

Cartersville · Bartow County · Erected 2012

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The Story

A Cartersville lawyer, Akerman became U.S. Attorney General under Grant in 1870 and used the new Justice Department to aggressively prosecute the Ku Klux Klan, helping crush its first-era terror campaign against Black citizens.

About this site

Amos T. Akerman is a historical marker in Cartersville, Bartow County, erected in 2012. It is one of 139 historical markers documented in Bartow County, among 265 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.1600, -84.7931 near Cartersville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Amos T. Akerman (1821-1880) (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Friendship Monument, Asa Griggs Candler, and General William T. Wofford, CSA.

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

Also at or near Cartersville, Bartow County

“Amos T. Akerman” names 2 distinct records in Bartow County. This page is the historical marker erected in 2012 in Cartersville. The others:

Amos T. Akerman — Historical Marker in Cartersville

📍 34.1600, -84.7931 · Cartersville, Bartow County

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