Historical Marker

Etowah and the War

Cartersville · Bartow County · Erected 1956

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The Story

Etowah's iron works supplied Confederate munitions, making it a target. On May 22, 1864, Sherman's troops burned the plant after a brief skirmish; with cheaper methods emerging elsewhere, the works were never rebuilt.

About this site

Etowah and the War is a historical marker in Cartersville, Bartow County, erected in 1956. 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 34.1654, -84.7302 near Cartersville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Battle of Allatoona (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Mark Anthony Cooper's Iron Works, Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, and Celebrating Iron Hill's Rich Ore Tradition.

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

📍 34.1654, -84.7302 · Cartersville, Bartow County

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