Historical Marker

Etowah

Cartersville · Bartow County · Erected 2012

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The Story

Here stood the town of Etowah, an iron-making complex built in the 1840s by 'Iron Man' Mark A. Cooper. At its 1864 peak some 2,000 people lived around its blast furnace and mills before Sherman's troops burned it.

About this site

Etowah 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 34.1501, -84.7738 near Cartersville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Friendship Presbyterian Church Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Federal Fort, Amos T. Akerman, and Amos T. Akerman (1821-1880).

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

📍 34.1501, -84.7738 · Cartersville, Bartow County

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Friendship Presbyterian Church Cemetery

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