Historical Marker

Charles H. Smith - "Bill Arp"

Cartersville · Bartow County

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The Story

Lawyer and former Rome mayor Charles H. Smith wrote as 'Bill Arp,' becoming the South's most popular humorist. His syndicated column ran in the Atlanta Constitution for 25 years until his death in Cartersville in 1903.

About this site

Charles H. Smith - "Bill Arp" is a historical marker in Cartersville, Bartow County. 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 34.1655, -84.7957 near Cartersville. The nearest cataloged historic site is General William T. Wofford, CSA (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Major General Pierce Manning Butler Young, CSA, Rudy York, and William H. Stiles.

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

📍 34.1655, -84.7957 · Cartersville, Bartow County

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General William T. Wofford, CSA

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Major General Pierce Manning Butler Young, CSA