Historical Marker

Amos T. Akerman (1821-1880)

Cartersville · Bartow County · Erected 2018

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The Story

As Grant's Attorney General, this Cartersville attorney launched the new Justice Department's first investigations and prosecuted the Ku Klux Klan into near-extinction, defending the rights of newly freed African Americans.

About this site

Amos T. Akerman (1821-1880) is a historical marker in Cartersville, Bartow County, erected in 2018. 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 34.1598, -84.7933 near Cartersville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Amos T. Akerman (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.

📍 34.1598, -84.7933 · Cartersville, Bartow County

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