Historical Marker

Etowah Valley Plantation

Cartersville · Bartow County

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The Story

This was the antebellum plantation of Major John S. Rowland, a War of 1812 veteran who ran the Western & Atlantic Railroad early in the Civil War; nearby, his family operated the exclusive Rowland Springs resort, one of Georgia's finest.

About this site

Etowah Valley Plantation 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 34.1333, -84.8482 near Cartersville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rowland Family Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Etowah Valley Baptist Church Cemetery, Valley View, and Wade Chapel Holiness Church Cemetery.

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

📍 34.1333, -84.8482 · Cartersville, Bartow County

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